Ansonia
longidigita
(literally "long-fingered") is a common toad of
mid-elevation hills. Adults come to breed in small,
clear brooks and streams. Males call from boulders
in the stream or from nearby vegetation.
The toad is quite similar to Ansonia leptopus but has more spiny warts with keratinized tips.
Size of adults males 40–50 mm, females up to 70 mm snout-vent length.
The toad is quite similar to Ansonia leptopus but has more spiny warts with keratinized tips.
Size of adults males 40–50 mm, females up to 70 mm snout-vent length.
Specimen depicted on left is from Mt. Kinabalu,
that on the right is from Crocker Range.
Tadpoles of this species are very small and commonly are <15 mm. They have dark markings on cream background color, similar to tadpoles of Ansonia leptopus but with a distinctly different pattern of the dark blotches. Also, A. longidigita tadpoles have a larger and more ventral oral disk than A. leptopus.
Tadpoles of this species are very small and commonly are <15 mm. They have dark markings on cream background color, similar to tadpoles of Ansonia leptopus but with a distinctly different pattern of the dark blotches. Also, A. longidigita tadpoles have a larger and more ventral oral disk than A. leptopus.
