Wild Herps - Kinabalu Slender Toad (Ansonia hanitschi)

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Ansonia hanitschi — Kinabalu Slender Toad

Also known as:

Kadamaian Stream Toad

Park headquarters area, Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia—March 4, 2018

Kinabalu Slender Toad (Ansonia hanitschi)

The highlands of the Crocker Ranges, of which Mt. Kinabalu is the highest point, harbor many species found nowhere else, including this cute li'l long-leggedy toad.

Park headquarters area, Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia—March 5, 2018

The next night featured less rain, and all the little toads looked drier.

Online references:

Ansonia hanitschi account on AmphibiaWeb
Ansonia hanitschi account on Frogs of Borneo

Printed references:

Inger, R. F., Stuebing, R. B., Grafe, T. U., Dehling, J. M. 2017. A Field Guide to the Frogs of Borneo, Third Edition
Malkmus, R., Manthey, U. Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P., & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo)