Pseudobufo subasper (English spelling)

...In ancient China, toad poison was called "xianso" and used as a cardiac stimulant, and in Japan it is also used as a raw material for herbal medicine. Toads are found in damp places such as forests and thickets on flat land, and do not enter water except during the breeding season, but the Japanese stream toad B. torrenticola , the North American Colorado toad B. alvarius , and the Southeast Asian water toad Pseudobufo subasper live in mountain streams. In addition, the Southeast Asian tree toad genus Pedostibes and the West African tree toad genus Nectophryne also climb trees. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国では古来ガマ毒を蟾酥（せんそ）と呼んで強心剤に用い，日本でも漢方薬の原料とされる。　ヒキガエル類は平地の林ややぶなど湿った場所に多く，繁殖期以外は水に入らないが，日本のナガレヒキガエルB.torrenticola，北アメリカのコロラドヒキガエルB.alvarius，東南アジアのミズヒキガエルPseudobufo subasperなどは山地の渓流にすむ。また東南アジアのキノボリヒキガエル属Pedostibesや西アフリカのアフリカキノボリガエル属Nectophryneなどは木にも登る。…

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