Ansonia leptopus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is known from a few lowland localities in Borneo (including Brunei), Sumatra (Indonesia), and Peninsular Malaysia; it is reported as common in lowland Malaysian Borneo. Its presence in Peninsular Malaysia is uncertain. Its common names are brown slender toad, Matang stream toad, and cricket-voiced toad.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole family. True toads; bufotoxin from parotoid glands, dangerous to pets Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ansonia spinulifer — considered poisonous
- Ansonia minuta — considered poisonous
- Atelopus flavescens — considered poisonous
- Blaira ornata — considered poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Ansonia
- Species
- Ansonia leptopus
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