Brown Slender Toad vs Water yam

Ansonia leptopus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bufonidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Dioscorea
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 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.