''Leptolalax pelodytoides'' (Thao Asian toad, Karin metacarpal-tubercled toad, and many other common names) is a

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Megophryidae Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to th ...

. It is known with reasonable certainty only from near its type locality, the

Karen Hills The Karen Hills, () also known as Kayah-Karen Mountains, are one of the main hill ranges in eastern Burma. They are located at the SW corner of Shan State and in Kayah State, a mountainous region where the only relatively flat area is Loikaw, t ...

region in the Kayah State, eastern

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. As ''Leptolalax pelodytoides'' was one of the first megophryid species to be described from the region, later research has shown that many specimens that have been reported as ''L. pelodytoides'' represent other species, including '' Leptolalax bourreti'', ''

Leptolalax oshanensis ''Leptobrachella oshanensis'', also known as the Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog, is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, Gansu, and Sichuan provinces as well as ...

'', ''

Leptolalax eos ''Leptolalax eos'', also known as the Rosy Litter Frog, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is known in Bo Kluea District in northern Thailand; Phongsaly, Bolikhamxay, Oudomxai and Xaisomboun Provinces in Laos; Dien Bien, Tha ...

'', and ''

Leptolalax minimus ''Leptobrachella minima'' is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It occurs in northern Thailand, northern Laos, and northern–central Vietnam. ''Leptobrachella minima'' occurs in association with small to moderate streams in hilly eve ...

''. A consequence is that the most recent

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

assessment (from 2004) reports much broader distribution for this species than what can be ascertained.

Description

''Leptolalax pelodytoides'' is a large-sized ''Leptolalax'': males measure and females in snout-vent length. Their back is brown with indistinct darker outline on warts and foldings and sides are with large dark blackish spots.

References

pelodytoides Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians described in 1893 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Megophryidae-stub