"ചൊറിത്തവള" എന്ന താളിന്റെ പതിപ്പുകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള വ്യത്യാസം

They are often seen at night under street lamps especially in times when winged [[termite]]s swarm. They have been noted to feed on a wide range of [[invertebrate]]s including [[scorpion]]s.<ref>{{ cite journal |author1=Berry, P. Y. |author2=Bullock, J. A. | title = The Food of the Common Malayan Toad, ''Bufo melanostictus'' Schneider | journal = Copeia | year = 1962 | volume = 1962 | issue = 4 | pages = 736–741 | jstor = 1440674 | doi=10.2307/1440674}}</ref> Tadpoles grown in sibling groups [[Metamorphosis|metamorphosed]] faster than those that were kept in mixed groups.<ref>{{ cite journal |author1=Saidapur, S. K. |author2=Girish, S. | title = Growth and Metamorphosis of ''Bufo melanostictus'' Tadpoles: Effects of Kinship and Density |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-herpetology_2001-06_35_2/page/249 | journal = Journal of Herpetology | year = 2001 | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | pages = 249–254 | jstor = 1566115 | doi = 10.2307/1566115}}</ref> Tadpoles have been shown to be able to recognize kin.<ref>{{ cite journal |author1=Saidapur, S. K. |author2=Girish, S. | title = The Ontogeny of Kin Recognition in Tadpoles of the Toad ''Bufo melanostictus'' (Anura; Bufonidae) | journal = Journal of Bioscience | year = 2000 | volume = 25 | issue = 3 | pages = 267–273 | doi = 10.1007/BF02703935 | pmid = 11022229 }}</ref>