Rentapia hosii

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Rentapia hosii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rentapia
Species:
R. hosii
Binomial name
Rentapia hosii
(Boulenger, 1892)
Synonyms [2]
  • Nectophryne hosii Boulenger, 1892
  • Pedostibes hosii (Boulenger, 1892)
  • Pedostibes hosei (Boulenger, 1892)

Rentapia hosii, also known as the Boulenger's Asian tree toad, common tree toad, tree toad, House's tree toad (sic), Malayan brown toad, brown tree toad, [2] or Asian yellow-spotted climbing toad, [3] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [1] [2] It is found in the Malay Peninsula (including extreme southern peninsular Thailand), Borneo (Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia), and Sumatra (Indonesia). [1] [2]

Rentapia hosii is an arboreal toad found in forest and other dense vegetation along large lowland rivers, at elevations below 800 m (2,600 ft). It breeds in clear forest streams. After metamorphosis, juveniles disperse through the surrounding forest, gradually becoming arboreal. [1]

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References

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