Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Kotagama's Dwarf Toad
Toads
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Duttaphrynus kotagamai
Basic stats
Diet
Termites and grasshoppers
Habitat
Under rocks and decomposed leaves
Range
Massena, Kitulgala and Sinharaja forests
Size
Males 33-40mm, females 55-63mm
Kotagama's dwarf toad is endemic to Sri Lanka and named after Sarath Kotagama. A grown male is 33 to 40 mm and a female 55 to 63 mm. The body is orangish with a pale belly, sometimes with brown side patches, and the dry skin has warts with three pale stripes between the eyes. It is nocturnal and commonly lives under rocks or decomposed leaves (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found at Massena, Kitulgala and Sinharaja, and eats termites and grasshoppers. Its breeding has not been recorded but presumably takes place in water, probably in streams. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What does the Kotagama's Dwarf Toad eat?
- Termites and grasshoppers
- What habitat does the Kotagama's Dwarf Toad live in?
- Under rocks and decomposed leaves
- Where is the Kotagama's Dwarf Toad found?
- Massena, Kitulgala and Sinharaja forests
- How big is the Kotagama's Dwarf Toad?
- Males 33-40mm, females 55-63mm