Found white-eyed toad on Langbian plateau in Vietnam

Australian and Vietnamese scientists have just discovered the white-eyed toad-eyebrow Leptobrachium leucops in Zootaxa 2804: 25–40 (2011). The toad species was discovered in the evergreen forest, at an elevation of about 1558 - 1900 m, on the Langbian plateau, within the boundary between Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces.

Leptobrachium leucops has a rather stout, slightly tapered body towards the hip. The head is wide and flat (the length and width are close to each other); round muzzle (in the direction of the abdomen) and inclined slope (in the lateral direction), with a length nearly equal to the eye diameter; the nose is closer to the muzzle near the eyes; eyes large, slightly protruding, the distance between the eyes is close to the width of the eyelid; The eardrum is not clear, round.

New species of toad discovered.Photo of Tran Thi Anh Dao, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

The skin is smooth and smooth with a fine mesh of fine lines, behind the small particles, especially the area near the anus; folds on the eardrum stretching from the back of the eye to the shoulder; the abdomen has seeds, the abdomen of the fingers is smooth; rounded axillary glands, located on the hips of the abdomen, slightly behind the armpit position; The thigh is clear, round on the back of the thigh, between the knee and anus.

The back of the toad is dark gray, with dark brown Y-shaped streaks, extending from the upper eyelid to the posterior part of the back, with creamy edges, with smaller streaks, irregular shapes, color changes change from dark brown to black, creamy border.