Bufo exiguus

Bufo exiguus, the Guangdong stream toad,^[1] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It was first described in 2023 within Mt. Nankun, of the Guangdong Providence of China.^[1] They are a stream-dwelling toad that inhabits primarily slow moving mountainous streams.^[1]

Bufo exiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Bufo
Species:	B. exiguus
Binomial name
Bufo exiguus Qi, Lyu, Song, Wei, Zhong, and Wang, 2023

Description

These toads are a faded greyish-brown in color.^[1]Adult males of B. Exiguus measure about 43.2–43.3 mm (1.7 in) while adult females measure to about 48.5–52.4 mm (1.9–2.1 in) in snout-to-vent length.^[1] Both the tympanum and tarsal fold are notably absent.^[1] The paratoid glands are reduced and oblong in shape.^[1] Males possess several white granular nuptial spinules on the inner surfaces of their fingers.^[1]