''Bufo pageoti'', also known as Tonkin toad or Burma(n) toad (when referring to no-longer-recognized ''Bufo burmanus'') 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 scient ...

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 Category, plural categories, may refer to: Philosophy and general uses *Categorization, cat ...

. It is found in southern China (

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

), north-east and western Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized toad, with males measuring about and females about in length. ''Bufo pageoti'' occurs in forested mountain areas, probably also in the surrounding farmland, at elevations of above sea level. It breeds in streams. It is a rare species 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

agricultural expansion Agricultural expansion describes the growth of agricultural land (arable land, pastures, etc.) especially in the 20th and 21st centuries. The agricultural expansion is often explained as a direct consequence of the global increase in food and en ...

. It occurs in some protected areas, including the

Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve The Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (GNNR) is a protected area comprising the Gaoligong Mountains and the nearby Nu Jiang Reserve in the western Yunnan Province of China, near the international border with Burma. It covers a vast stretch of ...

in Yunnan.

References

pageoti Frogs of China Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Vietnam Near threatened animals Amphibians described in 1937 Taxa named by René Léon Bourret Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bufonidae-stub