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THE BIODIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity

Duttaphrynus bengalensis(Daudin, 1802)

Bengal Toad

Daniel Ng

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Identified By: Daniel Ng

Species Interactions (9)

Preyed upon by

Malayan Water MonitorVaranus salvator

References

Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Thomas, 2021. Facebook post

Striped KeelbackXenochrophis vittatus

References

Chan, 2015. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2015: 55

House CrowCorvus splendens

References

Sng, 2016. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Equatorial Spitting Cobra, Black Spitting CobraNaja sumatrana

References

Miller & Miller, 2004. Flickr photograph

Ong & Leong, 2019. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Cross, 2020. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2020 Special Issue (4): 1-3

Estuarine Crocodile, Saltwater CrocodileCrocodylus porosus

References

Seng, 2018. Flickr photograph

Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus

References

Kamal, 2021. Facebook post

Basic Information

Classification:

Vertebrate: Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae

Residency Status:

Non-native

Biology/Ecology

Ecology:

Introduced alien species. Widespread and common.

External Links

Nature in Singapore

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Synonyms

Bufo melanostictus Schneider, 1799

Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

Anura (Frogs)

Bufonidae (Toads)

Dicroglossidae (Fanged frogs and relatives)

Eleutherodactylidae (Rain frogs)

Megophryidae (Litter Frogs and relatives)

Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)

Ranidae ('True' frogs)

Rhacophoridae (Gliding frogs and relatives)