Brown Slender Toad vs false broom

Ansonia leptopus compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Slender Toad false broom
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 Brachypodium
Species Ansonia leptopus Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Slender Toad false broom
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

false broom

No description available.

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