Table 1 The concentration of bufogenins in Asian toads from twenty-two geographical origins.

From: The impact of multiple climatic and geographic factors on the chemical defences of Asian toads (Bufo gargarizans Cantor)

No.

Concentration of bufogenins (%)

GB

TBG

BFL

CFL

BL

CBG

RBG

C1

1.12 ± 0.11a

1.35 ± 0.04 g

2.20 ± 0.08 cd

2.95 ± 0.14 h

2.11 ± 0.12de

5.02 ± 0.12 g

1.79 ± 0.03i

C2

0.25 ± 0.05j

1.24 ± 0.05 h

1.97 ± 0.03fg

4.40 ± 0.04b

1.26 ± 0.03k

1.33 ± 0.03 m

1.06 ± 0.06k

C3

0.45 ± 0.03gh

1.32 ± 0.01gh

1.60 ± 0.03i

3.78 ± 0.03e

1.02 ± 0.02 l

1.49 ± 0.04 l

0.76 ± 0.04 m

C4

0.26 ± 0.03j

1.46 ± 0.01 f

2.93 ± 0.07b

2.87 ± 0.07 h

0.77 ± 0.04 m

0.19 ± 0.03p

0.13 ± 0.02n°

C5

0.22 ± 0.05j

2.58 ± 0.08e

2.26 ± 0.05c

4.14 ± 0.01c

0.89 ± 0.09 lm

0.14 ± 0.02p

0.02 ± 0.01°p

C6

0.53 ± 0.05fg

6.92 ± 0.05a

1.02 ± 0.09k

4.45 ± 0.06b

0.40 ± 0.07n

0.43 ± 0.05°

0.00 ± 0.00p

E1

0.65 ± 0.03de

0.29 ± 0.05 m

1.59 ± 0.06i

1.03 ± 0.03n

1.99 ± 0.06ef

5.81 ± 0.07e

3.12 ± 0.07 g

E2

0.49 ± 0.05gh

0.38 ± 0.02 lm

2.18 ± 0.10cde

0.97 ± 0.03no

2.80 ± 0.10a

7.15 ± 0.11a

5.26 ± 0.06b

E3

0.41 ± 0.03hi

0.14 ± 0.05n

1.16 ± 0.03j

0.69 ± 0.06p

2.20 ± 0.09 cd

6.60 ± 0.08c

4.61 ± 0.11d

E4

1.01 ± 0.11b

0.35 ± 0.02 lm

1.93 ± 0.04gh

0.87 ± 0.05o

2.17 ± 0.11 cd

6.33 ± 0.05d

4.33 ± 0.10e

E5

0.41 ± 0.04hi

0.44 ± 0.10 l

1.60 ± 0.06i

0.50 ± 0.05q

2.59 ± 0.10b

4.19 ± 0.04 h

7.30 ± 0.08a

E6

0.40 ± 0.02hi

0.37 ± 0.02 lm

2.25 ± 0.06c

1.25 ± 0.06 m

2.79 ± 0.09a

6.84 ± 0.06b

4.30 ± 0.06e

E7

0.62 ± 0.06ef

0.86 ± 0.03j

3.85 ± 0.13a

3.34 ± 0.06 g

2.28 ± 0.03c

5.61 ± 0.09 f

2.69 ± 0.01 h

E8

0.30 ± 0.02ij

0.93 ± 0.05j

2.91 ± 0.02b

2.51 ± 0.03i

1.76 ± 0.13gh

1.60 ± 0.06 l

1.31 ± 0.08j

E9

0.31 ± 0.02ij

0.31 ± 0.06 m

1.67 ± 0.11i

1.95 ± 0.04k

2.19 ± 0.10 cd

5.02 ± 0.10 g

5.10 ± 0.09c

E10

1.00 ± 0.12b

0.56 ± 0.02k

1.64 ± 0.03i

1.52 ± 0.05 l

1.64 ± 0.03hi

5.13 ± 0.08 g

1.80 ± 0.03i

E11

0.62 ± 0.06ef

1.13 ± 0.04i

2.06 ± 0.10ef

2.34 ± 0.08j

1.98 ± 0.03ef

3.78 ± 0.10i

3.19 ± 0.11 g

E12

0.75 ± 0.05 cd

0.89 ± 0.06j

1.90 ± 0.10gh

1.93 ± 0.04k

1.96 ± 0.06 f

4.30 ± 0.01 h

3.39 ± 0.08 f

SW1

0.55 ± 0.04efg

3.55 ± 0.05d

1.60 ± 0.04i

4.06 ± 0.05 cd

1.48 ± 0.05j

0.89 ± 0.04n

0.18 ± 0.03n

SW2

0.79 ± 0.12c

4.71 ± 0.04c

1.83 ± 0.08 h

5.55 ± 0.07a

1.17 ± 0.01k

0.39 ± 0.08o

0.09 ± 0.02nop

SW3

0.41 ± 0.04hi

5.17 ± 0.10b

1.00 ± 0.03k

3.98 ± 0.08d

1.80 ± 0.04 g

3.27 ± 0.03j

0.88 ± 0.10 l

SW4

0.82 ± 0.05c

2.61 ± 0.05e

2.08 ± 0.10def

3.47 ± 0.08 f

1.54 ± 0.13ij

2.15 ± 0.06k

0.65 ± 0.08 m

  1. Note: Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation. The same lower-case letters within each column indicate a non-significant difference (p > 0.05); different lower-case letters within each column indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).