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title: "Himalayan Toad"
description: "Duttaphrynus himalayanus — Amphibien. Duttaphrynus himalayanus, also known as the Himalaya toad, Himalayan toad, Himalayan broad-skulled toad, and Günther's high altitude toad (among others), is a species of toad that is widely distributed throughout the Himalayan mountains."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/himalayan-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Himalayan Toad

> Duttaphrynus himalayanus — Amphibien. Duttaphrynus himalayanus, also known as the Himalaya toad, Himalayan toad, Himalayan broad-skulled toad, and Günther's high altitude toad (among others), is a species of toad that is widely distributed throughout the Himalayan mountains.

- Scientific name: *Duttaphrynus himalayanus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Gebirge)
- iNaturalist observations: 357
- Wikidata: [Q2706221](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2706221)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62342](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62342)

## Names

- en: Himalayan Toad

## Countries with the most observations

IN (121), NP (33), BT (19), CN (3)

## Summary

Duttaphrynus himalayanus, also known as the Himalaya toad, Himalayan toad, Himalayan broad-skulled toad, and Günther's high altitude toad (among others), is a species of toad that is widely distributed throughout the Himalayan mountains. The Yunnanese populations are sometimes considered a separate species, Duttaphrynus cyphosus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duttaphrynus_himalayanus

## Photo

![Himalayan Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/himalayan-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110481184

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/himalayan-toad?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).