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title: "River Toad"
description: "Phrynoidis asper — Anfíbios. The Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a species of true toad native to Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/river-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# River Toad

> Phrynoidis asper — Anfíbios. The Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a species of true toad native to Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas.

- Scientific name: *Phrynoidis asper*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2359
- Wikidata: [Q104918507](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104918507)
- iNaturalist taxon: [476534](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/476534)

## Names

- en: River Toad
- de: Asiatische Riesenkröte

## Countries with the most observations

ID (1063), TH (427), MY (330)

## Summary

The Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a species of true toad native to Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas. It is a medium-large toad, but it is easily confused with its larger relative, the giant river toad (P. juxtasper).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113177670

## Machine access

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