Species Name:Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Common Name:m Asian Black Spined Toad

Origin:South East Asia

Size:6 x 8" Black Shadow Boxed Frame

Duttaphrynus melanostictusis commonly calledAsian common toad,Asian black-spined toad,Asian toad,black-spectacled toad,common Sunda toad, andJavanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than onetrue toadspecies that is widely distributed inSouthandSoutheast Asia.

The species grows to about 20cm (8in) long. Asian common toads breed duringthe monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish.