Bufo cryptotympanicus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Known commonly as the earless toad, it is found in southern China (Guangxi and Guangdong provinces) and northern Vietnam (on/near Mount Fansipan). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The earless toad is about 68 mm (2.7 in) in length.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Bufo cryptotympanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T54622A63878697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T54622A63878697.en.
  2. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 126. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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