Asiatic toad
Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 116.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the asiatic toad
- Weight
- 116.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 13.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 9 years
- Main food
- arthropods, leavessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5,000 – 7,400src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 asiatic toad live?
Not recorded
What is the asiatic toad?
The Asiatic toad or Chusan Island toad (Bufo gargarizans) is a species of toad endemic to East Asia. The species was previously classified as Bufo bufo gargarizans, a subspecies of the common toad.
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Is the asiatic toad endangered?
The asiatic toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the asiatic toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusBufo
- SpeciesBufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842
Synonyms Bufo asiaticus, Bufo asiaticus gargarizans, Bufo bufo asiaticus, Bufo bufo asiaticus, Bufo bufo gargarizans, Bufo bufo miyakonis, Bufo gargarizans miyakonis, Bufo gargarizans popei, Bufo griseus, Bufo japonicus gargarizans, Bufo japonicus miyakonis, Bufo popei, Bufo sachalinensis, Bufo sinicus, Bufo tibetanus, Bufo vulgaris asiatica, Bufo vulgaris chinensis, Bufo vulgaris var. asiatica
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Chinese toadEnglish
- Chusan island toadEnglish
- Chusan island toadEnglish
- Miyako toadEnglish
- Miyako toadEnglish
- Tibetan toadEnglish
- Zhoushan toadEnglish
- Zhoushan toadEnglish
- ropucha čínskáCzech
- ropucha tibetskáCzech
- Fernöstliche KröteGerman
- Chinesische StachelkröteGerman
- Südchinesische KröteGerman
- Rospo cineseItalian
- Rospo della CinaItalian
- Miyako HikigaeruJapanese
- アジアヒキガエルJapanese
- 중국두꺼비Korean
- Aziatische padDutch
- Дальневосточная жабаRussian
- Dalnevostochnaya ZhabaRussian
- азијска крастачаSerbian
- Asya Siğilli KurbağasıTurkish
- 中华蟾蜍Chinese
- 中華大蟾蜍Chinese
- 西藏蟾蜍Chinese
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Relatives of the asiatic toad
Other species in the same genus Bufo.
Common toad
Bufo bufo
Colchic toad
Bufo verrucosissimus
Talysh toad
Bufo eichwaldi
Bankor toad
Bufo bankorensis
Japanese stream toad
Bufo torrenticola
Korean water toad
Bufo stejnegeri
CompareAsiatic toad vs Common toadAsiatic toad vs Colchic toadAsiatic toad vs Talysh toadAsiatic toad vs Bankor toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the asiatic toad?
An adult asiatic toad weighs 116.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the asiatic toad endangered?
The asiatic toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the asiatic toad eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods and leaves.
What kind of animal is the asiatic toad?
The asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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