Duttaphrynus beddomii
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Beddome's toad
| image = Duttaphrynus beddomii lateral view.jpg
| image2 = Duttaphrynus beddomii.jpg
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Duttaphrynus
| species = beddomii
| authority = (Günther, 1876)
| synonyms =
- Bufo beddomii Günther, 1876 "1875"
- Bufo travancoricus Beddome, 1878 "1877"
}}
Duttaphrynus beddomii (common name: Beddome's toad) is a species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states in the southern Western Ghats at elevations of {{convert|100|–|1500|m|abbr=on}} asl.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Duttaphrynus/Duttaphrynus-beddomii |title=Duttaphrynus beddomii (Günther, 1876) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=13 September 2015}}
Description
Duttaphrynus beddomii exhibits a crown that lacks bony ridges; its short, projecting snout has an angular canthus rostralis. Its interorbital space is somewhat broader than the upper eyelid. Its tympanum is very small, and sometimes indistinct. The species' first finger does not extend beyond the second; its toes are nearly entirely webbed, with single subarticular tubercles, two small metatarsal tubercles, and no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches to between the eye and the tip of the snout. Its upper parts are covered with rough tubercles; its parotoids ovate, about twice as long as broad, are rather indistinct. The toad is dark brown as seen from above, with indistinct black spots; its limbs are marbled with carmine; its lower surfaces are marbled with brown.{{cite book| last = Boulenger| first = G. A.| authorlink = George Albert Boulenger| title = Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma| volume = Reptilia and Batrachia| year = 1890| page = 503| publisher = Taylor and Francis| location = London| url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5490}}
D. beddomii measures {{convert|1.75|in|cm|abbr=on|disp=flip}} from snout to vent.
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
Category:Amphibians described in 1876
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
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