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Firouzophrynus stomaticus
Habitat
Hides under rocks or fallen leaves by day; breeds in small ponds in the rains
Range
Eastern Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to Nepal, peninsular India and Bangladesh
The Indian marbled toad, also called the Punjab or Indus Valley toad, is a toad found from eastern Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to Nepal, extending into peninsular India and Bangladesh. It lacks cranial crests and the space between the eyes is broader than the upper eyelid. The eardrum is two-thirds the diameter of the eye, and three dark bands run across the forearm (Wikipedia, general species account).
A spiny ridge runs along the tarsus, there is a tibial gland and the parotoid gland is longer than broad. The underside is whitish with dark mottling on the throat. It is nocturnal, hiding from predators under rocks or fallen leaves by day. It breeds in the monsoon, laying eggs in small ponds during the rainy season.