Cambodia bony-headed toad

Scientific Name: Bufo galeatus Animal Type: Amphibian Location: Cambodia; China; Laos; Viet Nam Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Native to East Asia, bony-headed toads are regularly collected for the international pet trade but relatively little is known about their conservation status in the wild. However, their numbers are thought to be decreasing.

These toads live around streams in evergreen and mixed evergreen-deciduous forests, where logging, agriculture and development of their habitats is currently the greatest threats to their survival.

The bony-headed toad has a fairly wide distribution and is not thought to be at great risk of extinction at present. However, like most amphibians, climate change and  emerging amphibian infectious diseases may cause problems for this species in the future.

Amphibians are in decline World wide. About a third of the approximately 6,000 species of amphibian are now threatened with extinction. Amphibians are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment, and therefore give us early warning of problems in ecosystems. But often, and worryingly, we simply do not know why amphibians are disappearing.

It is a race against time to establish the causes of these declines and  how best to tackle them. Captive animals have a crucial role to play. At our headquarters in Jersey we can find out about breeding strategies, tracking and marking techniques, and treating medical problems. These skills can then be passed on to other conservationists and used to help other species.


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