Description ²

Medium to large toad; SVL of males up to 91 mm, of females up to 104 mm; however most Egyptian animals are considerably smaller than this, particularly desert popula­tions. Snout notably short, rounded; paratoids prominent, smooth, rounded; tympanum relatively small, about 0.5 of eye diame­ter. Back fairly smooth with only few large warts, venter slightly granular. Second finger shorter than first; hind limbs short, with limited webbing between digits; tarsal ridge present. Males with a subgular vocal sac. Dorsum light gray with irregularly shaped dark-green blotches, often also some small  reddish  spots. Ventral sides whitish; throat dark in males. Call consists of a soft trill, more like a bird than a toad.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Aleksandar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
2. (c) Bibliotheca Alexandrina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/15642398

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• VertNet

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