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Asiatic Toad
Bufo gargarizans (Asiatic Toad · アジアヒキガエル)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A body length of 15 cm is nearly three-quarters (3/4) of the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 Korea's National Institute of Biological Resources explains that eggs laid in two long strings in standing ditch water beside rice paddies in spring belong to the Asiatic Toad.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Asiatic Toad is a large toad living throughout Korea and also distributed in China and Russia. It is listed as Least Concern (LC, 2021) on the IUCN Red List.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its head is large relative to its body and much broader than long, and its back is covered with many small skin tubercles. All four legs are short, and it differs from other frogs by laying its eggs in two long strings.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on insects and lays eggs in standing water in channels around March to April. Once they become young toadlets, they all climb up into the mountains and can be seen migrating en masse on rainy days.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
Korea's National Institute of Biological Resources states that it inhabits all parts of the country. On rainy days, newly metamorphosed toadlets can be seen climbing into the mountains in large groups.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2021) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/78017839/197248539
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — NP68
- • iucnredlist.org — 197248539
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000001375 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000001375
- • wikidata.org — Q1205117
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Bufo gargarizans profile.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Steven Traver · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.