Rentapia hosii

(Boulenger, 1892)

Vernacular names
English : Hose’s climbing toad
French : Crapaud de Boulenger

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Bufonidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach up to 8 cm in length, usually less. Strong and elongated limbs. Dark beige to yellow eyes with horizontal pupil. Coloration usually gray-olive green with scattered golden yellow spots on flanks and back.

Range and habitat
The species is found in South-East Asia, from extreme south Thailand to Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Lives in lowlands, in forests and dense vegetation near streams and rivers.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains common to locally abundant in many parts of its range but is potentially threatened by river edges transformation and alteration.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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