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Fire Toad

Leptophryne cruentata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as the Bleeding Toad, this amphibian is critically endangered (IUCN list) and is endemic to West Java.

Habitat:

montane rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this toad on a tree just off the walkway in Gunung Gede national park. The same toad is featured on the pamphlet for the park. Thanks to Jason Alexander for help in finding the latin name.

Reference Links:

http://amphibiaweb.org/species/339

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Comments (31)
Arya
Late congrats on SOTD!
Josh Asel
beautiful little frog spotting Dan :)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for SOTD and all the kind comments everyone. I had no idea when I spotted this that it was such a significant find. Hopefully some of my other spottings turn out to rare as well.
Mark Ridgway
Congrats Dan. Great to see a critically endangered one. Thanks.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great capture Dan,the eyes are big compared with the head,the red spots make it similar to our mdwife toad,but this one is darker and the yellow strips on the legs and back are very cool,congrats on one more SOTD and thanks for sharing these amazing species with us
Tom15
Congrats Dan, great find and great shot!
ChunXingWong
Amazing spotting on an amazing trip. Can't wait for you to come here to Borneo and find something great too!
Neil Ross
Great spotting, Dan. Congratulations to you. The photos are great.
surekha
Great spotting, Dan! Congratulations!
LaurenZarate
So wonderful! Can't wait to see all you find in Indonesia! Congratulations on SOTD.
HemaShah
Beautiful , Dan!! Congratulations! you are amazing!
AshleyT
Beautiful toad, congrats Dan!
Yasser
Incredible. Absolutely incredible Dan!
Jason Alexander
That frog is on fire! Haha! Great found Dan! So lucky! :)
KarenL
Fantastic find Dan! Your extremely rare sighting of a fire toad has earned you Spotting of the Day! I'm very much looking forward to learning about your other wildlife encounters in Indonesia! Endemic to three mountains in Java, Indonesia, fire toads were once abundant throughout their small range. In 1987, the species was almost wiped out by the eruption of Mount Galunggung. There were no sightings until 2003, and the species is considered critically endangered. http://bit.ly/Jd7YSb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153597534175603&set=a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/411340723053547520
Sergio Monteiro
Awesome starting, Dan! I am looking forward for your Indonesian spottings.

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