Species Fact Profile: Asian Yellow-Spotted Toad (Rentapia hosii)

                                                             Asian Yellow-Spotted Toad

                                                       Rentapia hosii (Boulenger, 1892)

Range: Southeast Asia, Indonesia

Habitat:  Lowland Rainforests, close to water

Diet: Insects (Especially Ants)

Social Grouping:  Solitary

Reproduction: Reproduction has not been observed in wild, though breeding aggregations of adults have been observed.  Large quantities (thousands) of eggs laid underwater in strings attached to aquatic plants, hatch into small tadpoles, based on captive observations

Lifespan: 10 Years (Estimate)

      Conservation Status: IUCN Least Concern

• 5-11 centimeters long, females larger than males (the smallest females are generally larger than the largest males).  Fingers are long and end in adhesive pads.  Skin is smooth and soft
• Sexually dimorphic.  Males are brown or black.  Females are pale green in color, covered with a series of small yellow spots.  Paler on undersides and throat. Juveniles are dark brown with some yellow banding on the legs
• One of the world's only true arboreal toad species.  Believed to primarily forage on the forest floor (supported by observations in captivity)
• Populations decreasing, appear to be intolerant of habitat disturbance and unable to adapt to disturbed habitat.  Not especially common on the pet trade, with females being selected for more due to their more attractive appearance.