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{{Infobox amphibian
| name = Short-snouted Toad
| image = 
| image_caption = 
| status = 
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| kingdom = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| ordo = [[Anura]]
| familia = [[Bufonidae]]
| genus = ''Bufo''
| species = ''brevirostris''
| binomial = ''Bufo brevirostris''
| binomial_authority = Rao, 1937
}}

The '''Short-snouted Toad''' (''Bufo brevirostris'') is a toad found in India. It belongs to the family [[Bufonidae]] and the order [[Anura]] (frogs and toads).

== Description ==
The Short-snouted Toad is an [[amphibian]]. Like all frogs and toads, it is a cold-blooded animal. It breathes air and can also breathe through its skin when in water. Adults have no tail.

== Where it lives ==
This species is found in [[South Asia]]. It lives in natural habitats such as forests, wetlands, and grasslands. The exact places where it lives depend on local conditions like rainfall, temperature, and the type of plants growing there.

== Behaviour ==
Like most frogs, the Short-snouted Toad is active at certain times of day or night. It eats small animals such as [[insect]]s, worms, and other invertebrates. It reproduces by laying [[egg]]s in or near water, and its young go through a [[tadpole]] stage before becoming adult frogs.

== Conservation ==
This species, like many amphibians, may face threats from habitat loss and pollution. Scientists and governments work to protect amphibians because they are important indicators of ecosystem health.

== Classification ==
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* '''Kingdom''': [[Animalia]]
* '''Phylum''': [[Chordata]]
* '''Class''': [[Amphibia]]
* '''Order''': [[Anura]]
* '''Family''': [[Bufonidae]]
* '''Genus''': ''Bufo''
* '''Species''': ''Bufo brevirostris''
* '''Authority''': Rao, 1937

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
* [https://amphibiaweb.org/ AmphibiaWeb]
* [https://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]

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[[Category:Bufonidae]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Asia]]