Earless toad
Bufo cryptotympanicus Liu & Hu, 1962
Status not recordedfrogs and toads
The earless toad (Bufo cryptotympanicus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura.
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Quick facts about the earless toad
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the earless toad live?
Not recorded
Is the earless toad endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the earless toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusBufo
- SpeciesBufo cryptotympanicus Liu & Hu, 1962
Synonyms Torrentophryne cryptotympanica, Torrentophryne cryptotympanicus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Cryptotympanum toadEnglish
- Hidden-eared toadEnglish
- ropucha krytoucháCzech
- 숨은귀개울두꺼비Korean
- Скрытоухая жабаRussian
- 隐耳溪蟾Chinese
- 隱耳蟾蜍Chinese
Relatives of the earless toad
Other species in the same genus Bufo.

Common toad
Bufo bufo
Miyako toad
Bufo gargarizans
Colchic toad
Bufo verrucosissimus
Talysh toad
Bufo eichwaldi
Bankor toad
Bufo bankorensis
Japanese stream toad
Bufo torrenticola
CompareEarless toad vs Common toadEarless toad vs Miyako toadEarless toad vs Colchic toadEarless toad vs Talysh toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the earless toad?
The earless toad (Bufo cryptotympanicus) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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