Asian Common Toad

Asian Common Toad is probably a complex of more than one true toad species, widespread from northern Pakistan and Nepal through India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Southeast Asia to southern China, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Indonesian islands. Notable features include several bony ridges on the head, a short blunt snout and a very distinct eardrum. It breeds in the monsoon, the tadpoles are black, and young toads may be seen in large numbers after the monsoon rains end (Wikipedia, general species account). (Wikipedia, general species account).

Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia. The species grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish. Individuals have been recorded from sea level up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft) altitude, and live mostly in disturbed lowland habitats, from upper beaches and riverbanks to human-dominated agricultural and urban areas. (Wikipedia, general species account).