Biology:Leptophryne

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Leptophryne
Leptophryne cruentata 2011 stamp of Indonesia.jpg
Leptophryne cruentata in an Indonesian stamp
Scientific classification e
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
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

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Leptophryne Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Leptophryne. 
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Bufonidae.shtml. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q282553 entry