Pedostibes
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Pedostibes is a genus of true toads endemic to South India
India
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, Malay Peninsula
Malay Peninsula
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 to Borneo
Borneo
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 and Sumatra
Sumatra
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. These species are characterized by horizontal pupils, elliptical tongue, entire and free behind, webbed fingers and toes, tips which are dilated into regular discs and united outer metatarsals.

Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Pedostibes everetti
Pedostibes everetti
Pedostibes everetti is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is endemic to Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-Source:...

Everett's Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes hosii
Pedostibes hosii
Pedostibes hosii is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss. -External links:...

Boulenger's Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes kempi
Pedostibes kempi
Pedostibes kempi is a species of toad found in India.-Distribution:The species is known from only its type series collected "above Tura" at 2500 feet in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Little is known about the population and status. The species is arboreal and probably breeds in streams in...

Kemp's Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes maculatus
Pedostibes maculatus
Pedostibes maculatus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is endemic to Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.-Source:...

Spotted Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes rugosus
Pedostibes rugosus
Pedostibes rugosus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....

Inger's Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes tuberculosus
Pedostibes tuberculosus
The Malabar Tree Toad or Warty Asian Tree Toad is a species of toad found in forests along the Western Ghats of India south of Goa. It is small and is found in wet tree hollows or leaf bases containing water....

Warty Asian Tree Toad

External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Pedostibes. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History
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, New York, USA. (Accessed: May 07, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Pedostibes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 07, 2008). taxon Pedostibes at http://www.eol.org. Taxon Pedostibes at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 07, 2008). Taxon Pedostibes at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm


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