Ingerophrynus gollum

Ingerophrynus gollum, known as Gollum's toad, is a small toad in the family Bufonidae, the true toads. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and has so far been recorded only at its type locality in Endau-Rompin National Park in the state of Johor. The three adult males of the type series measured 27 to 28 millimetres from snout to vent, and no female has been described. It is orange on the back and flanks with a prominent white stripe down the middle of the back, large black warts, a black patch between the eyes and a gold iris, and the male call is a low, raspy, coughing sound. The type series was found in closed-canopy lowland forest beside a slow, shallow stream. The species is protected inside the national park, but logging and the spread of oil palm plantations would threaten it outside. Its name refers to the character Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and genetic work has suggested it is so close to Ingerophrynus divergens that its standing as a separate species can be questioned.