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Asian common toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 122.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Photo: LiCheng Shih · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Asian common toad

Weight
122.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 16 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Longest recorded lifespan
4 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Asian common toad live?

Not recorded

What is the Asian common toad?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. Asian common toads breed during the monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish.

From the Wikipedia article “Duttaphrynus melanostictus” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duttaphrynus_melanostictus&oldid=1354951131), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the Asian common toad endangered?

The Asian common toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the Asian common toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusDuttaphrynus
  7. SpeciesDuttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

Synonyms Ansonia kamblei, Bufo bengalensis, Bufo camortensis, Bufo carinatus, Bufo chlorogaster, Bufo dubius, Bufo flaviventris, Bufo gymnauchen, Bufo isos, Bufo longecristatus, Bufo melanostictus, Bufo melanostictus hazarensis, Bufo melanostictus melanostictus, Bufo melanosticus, Bufo spinipes, Bufo tienhoensis, Docidophryne isos, Docidophryne melanostictus, Docidophryne spinipes, Duttaphrynus bengalensis, Phrynoidis melanostictus, Rana dubia, Rana melanosticta

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Asian black-spined toadEnglish
  • Asian black-spined toadEnglish
  • Asian toadEnglish
  • Asian toadEnglish
  • Black-spectacled toadEnglish
  • Black-spectacled toadEnglish
  • Black-spined toadEnglish
  • Common Indian toadEnglish
  • Common Sunda toadEnglish
  • Common Sunda toadEnglish
  • Hazara toadEnglish
  • Javanese toadEnglish
  • Javanese toadEnglish
  • Keel-nosed toadEnglish
  • South Asian garden toadEnglish
  • Southeast Asian toadEnglish
  • Spectacled toadEnglish
  • চুক ভেকুলীAssamese
  • DongkangBalinese
  • Kuno BangBangla
  • কুনো ব্যাঙBangla
  • Calàpet Comú AsiàticCatalan
  • ropucha jihoasijskáCzech
  • Sortpigget tudseDanish
  • SchwarznarbenkröteGerman
  • Sapo común asiáticoSpanish
  • Crapaud masquéFrench
  • Crapaud à taches noirsFrench
  • चीकना मेढकHindi
  • Kodok BudukIndonesian
  • Bangkong KolongIndonesian
  • Kodok rumahIndonesian
  • Rospo asiatico comuneItalian
  • ヘリグロヒキガエルJapanese
  • គីង្គក់Khmer
  • 아시아검은안경두꺼비Korean
  • LijstenpadDutch
  • Ropucha azjatyckaPolish
  • Sapo-indianoPortuguese
  • Чернорубцовая жабаRussian
  • црно-наочар жабаSerbian
  • svartvårtepaddaSwedish
  • ஆசியத் தேரைTamil
  • คางคกบ้านThai
  • คางคกฮาซาราThai
  • 黑眶蟾蜍Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Asian common toad

Other species in the same genus Duttaphrynus.

LC, Least Concern

Himalayan toad

Duttaphrynus himalayanus

BufonidaeNo free photo yet

Indian toad

Duttaphrynus parietalis

BufonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Asian common toad?

An adult Asian common toad weighs 122.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Asian common toad endangered?

The Asian common toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the Asian common toad?

The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

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BibTeX
@misc{asian_common_toad_2026,
  title = {Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-common-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}