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| status = EN<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran |date=2004 |title=''Ghatophryne ornata'' |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T54478A11138528 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54478A11138528.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| image = Ghatophryne ornata or Malabar Torrent Toad.jpg<br />
| taxon = Blaira ornata<br />
| authority = ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1876)<br />
| synonyms = ''Ansonia ornata'' <small>Günther, 1876</small><br /><br />
''Bufo pulcher'' <small>Boulenger, 1882</small><br /><br />
''Ghatophryne ornata''<br />
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'''''Blaira ornata''''', known with common names '''ornate toad''', '''Malabar torrent toad''' or ''' black torrent toad''', is a rare and endangered species of [[toad]] endemic to the [[Western Ghats]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Ghatophryne/Ghatophryne-ornata |title=''Ghatophryne ornata'' (Günther, 1876) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> In 2009, this species along with ''A. rubigina'' was shifted from ''[[Ansonia (frog)|Ansonia]]'' to the genus ''[[Ghatophryne]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Biju, S D |author2=Ines Van Bocxlaer |author3=Varad B Giri |author4=Simon P Loader |author5=Franky Bossuyt |name-list-style=amp |year=2009 |title=Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India |journal=BMC Research Notes |volume=2 |page=241 |doi=10.1186/1756-0500-2-241|pmid=19968866 |pmc=2797014 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The publication of the new genus however did not meet ICZN requirements and a new genus ''Blaira'' was created in 2021.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Habit slender. Crown without bony ridges; snout short, obliquely truncated, with angular canthus rostralis and vertical loreal region; interorbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about half the size of the eye. ringers rather slender, first much shorter than second; toes short, nearly entirely webbed; subarticular tubercles single, not very prominent; tips of fingers and toes slightly swollen; metatarsal tubercles two, not very prominent; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to between the eye and the tip of the snout. Anterior half of the back finely tubercular, the remainder smooth; no parotoids. Black; upperside of head and a dorsal line generally grey; beneath with large bright yellow spots. Male with a subgular vocal sac.<ref>Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.</ref> From snout to vent 1.2 inches. Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg.<br />
The toad lives in crevices among small rocks to large boulders in streams. Observed to be both active during day and night.<br />
[[File:Ghatophryne ornata - Malabar Torrent Toad.jpg|thumb|Malabar Torrent Toad]]<br />
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The skin of these toads is slightly rough and usually dry. The underbelly is usually held above the ground. Overall coloration on dorsum varies from dark brick red to black. Underside has bright red color with yellow circular spots. Base of mandible has two yellow spots. The bright coloration on the underside could be for [[unken reflex]]. <br />
[[File:Front view and Posture.jpg|thumb|Front view and posture]]<br />
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It is known from the Western Ghats and the adjoining Nilgiris regions.<br />
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[[Category:Blaira|ornata]]<br />
[[Category:Frogs of India]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1876]]<br />
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