River Toad

True Toads

Phrynoidis asper

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Larger rivers and streams in lowland forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

Several thousand eggs (typical for true toads)

Incubation period

A few days to hatching (typical for true toads)

Size

Large (80–120mm)

Weight

~60–150g

A large, robust toad with warty, textured skin, found along larger rivers and streams in lowland forest.

Mostly nocturnal, sitting concealed by day and emerging to forage for invertebrates along riverbanks and rocky stream margins after dark.

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