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Toads in Tabin Wildlife Reserve
The most common toad seen in Tabin is the giant river toad Bufo juxtasper.

Three other “true” toads and the Malayan horned toad have been sighted and many probably remain to be discovered.
 

Sabah Wildlife Dept. photo
Family Bufonidae (toads)
  Ansonia hanitschii B Kinabalu slender toad   c
  Ansonia leptopus   brown slender toad t c
  Ansonia longidigita B long-fingered slender toad   c
  Ansonia spinulifer B spiny slender toad    
  Bufo asper   river toad   c
  Bufo divergens   crested toad    
  Bufo juxtasper B giant river toad t c
  Bufo quadriporcatus B swamp toad    
  Pedostibes hosei   Brown tree toad t  
  Pedostibes rugosus B tree toad   c
Family Megophyridae (Asian toads)
  Leptobrachella baluensis B Kinabalu dwarf litter frog   c
  Leptobrachella parva B dwarf litter frog   c
  Leptobrachium montanum B litter frog t c
  Leptolalax gracilis B slender litter frog   c
  Leptolalax pictus B litter frog   c
  Megophrys nasuta   Malayan horned toad t c
List legend
  Genus species *** B Local name(s) English name

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***  Protection status * = hunting license required  **= protected; license required for collection ***= strictly protected
B  Species only known from Borneo
t  Confirmed occurrence in Tabin Wildlife Reserve
c  Confirmed occurrence in Crocker Range

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