Kina balu stream toad
A species of Stream toads Scientific name : Ansonia spinulifer Genus : Stream toads
Kina balu stream toad, A species of Stream toads
Scientific name: Ansonia spinulifer
Genus: Stream toads
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Description
Ansonia spinulifer, also known as spiny slender toad or Kina Balu stream toad, is a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Sarawak and Sabah, northern Borneo (Malaysia), and presumably also in Kalimantan on the Indonesian part of the island.
General Info
Lifespan
8-10 years
Diet
The diet of kina balu stream toad is primarily insectivorous, feeding on a variety of invertebrates. It shows significant prey selectivity, focusing on ants, beetle larvae, and other small insects, further reflecting its specialized and adapted dietary practices.
Appearance
Kina balu stream toad is a small-sized toad with a dorsally flattened body shape. Its skin is warty and dark brown in color, often marked with smaller black patches. Kina balu stream toad's most distinctive features are its large, bulging eyes and unique parotoid glands on its back, which are enlarged and protruding, spiky in appearance. Males can be distinguished from females by their darker throat color and more protruding vocal sacs.
Behavior
Kina balu stream toad is chiefly nocturnal with a propensity for climbing trees. A solitary species, they show territorial behavior marking their domain via secretion from parotoid glands. Their distinctive survival behavior includes vocalization for mating and predator deterrence.
Population
Decreasing
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Amphibians Order
Frogs and toads Family
True toad Genus
Stream toads Species
Kina balu stream toad 
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