Brown Slender Toad vs Crabgrass

Ansonia leptopus compared with Eleusine indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Slender Toad Crabgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Poales (Grasses)
Family Bufonidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Ansonia Eleusine
Species Ansonia leptopus Eleusine indica

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Crabgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Slender Toad Crabgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Crabgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Brown Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Crabgrass

No description available.

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