As its name suggests, this toad is a burrowing toad. It comes out only at night, and burrows with great ease. It is a medium sized toad that is pale brown in colour, with darker spots from the middle of its throat to its belly. It is found throughout India, in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, and Tamil Nadu.
This toad is unusual, because, unlike other toads it does not eat black ants, beetles or earthworms. It eats only termites! It is also unusual in that it is more at home on land than in water. It walks and runs on land, and if it is thrown into water, it will jump back on land as quickly as possible!