Leptophryne
Genus of amphibians
Leptophryne | |
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Leptophryne cruentata in an Indonesian stamp | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Leptophryne Fitzinger, 1843 |
Type species | |
Bufo cruentatus Tschudi, 1838 | |
Species | |
2–3 species (see text) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cacophryne Davis, 1935 |
Leptophryne is a small genus of true toads, family Bufonidae, with only three species.[1][2] The genus is found in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Peninsula (including Peninsular Thailand) and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its relationships within Bufonidae are uncertain; its closest relative might be Epidalea.[1]
Species
Three species are recognized in this genus:[1][2]
Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838) | Java tree toad; Bourbon toad |
Leptophryne cruentata (Tschudi, 1838) | Indonesia tree toad |
Leptophryne javanica Hamidy, Munir, Mumpuni, Rahmania, and Kholik, 2018 | Sumatran tree toad |
References
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Leptophryne Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
External links
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Leptophryne at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
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