''Ansonia longidigita'' (common names: long-fingered slender toad, long-fingered stream toad) is a species of

toad Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...

in the family

Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category contains both species commonly called toads, and the true toads from the family Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category contains both species commonly called toads, and the true toads from the family Bufonidae {{Cat m ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to northern and western

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Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

and

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(Malaysia) and in Brunei.

Description

The

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''longidigita'' means "long-fingered" and refers to the long and slender fingers of the species. Males measure whereas females can grow to in snout–vent length. It has a slender habitus. The tympanum is distinct. Dorsal skin has numerous small, round warts.

Tadpole A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ...

s are very small, commonly less than in length. They have dark blotches on cream background colour.

Habitat and conservation

''Ansonia longidigita'' is a common toad inhabiting mid-elevation hills. Adults live on the forest floor or low in the vegetation. They breed in small, clear brooks and streams with rocky bottom. Males call from the stream boulders or from vegetation by the stream. The species is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

caused by logging, and the siltation of streams that logging leads to.

References

External links

Sound recordings of ''Ansonia longidigita'' at BioAcoustica
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2237380 longidigita Endemic fauna of Borneo Amphibians of Brunei Amphibians of Malaysia Amphibians described in 1960 Taxa named by Robert F. Inger Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians of Borneo Fauna of the Borneo montane rain forests Fauna of the Borneo lowland rain forests