Biology:Borneophrys

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Borneophrys
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Borneophrys
Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2006
Species:
B. edwardinae
Binomial name
Borneophrys edwardinae
(Inger, 1989)
Synonyms

Megophrys edwardinae Inger, 1989

Borneophrys is a frog genus in the family Megophryidae. It contains a single species, Borneophrys edwardinae.[2]

Borneophrys edwardinae is known under a number of common names: rough horned frog, Edwardina's horned frog, or Edwardina's spadefoot toad. It is endemic to northern Borneo and known from the Sabah and Sarawak provinces of Malaysia as well as from Brunei.[3] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Inger, Robert; Iskandar, Djoko; Das, Indraneil; Stuebing, Robert; Lakim, Maklarin; Yambun, Paul (2004). "Borneophrys edwardinae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T57578A11648706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57578A11648706.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/57578/0. Retrieved 3 January 2018. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Borneophrys Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Borneophrys. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Borneophrys edwardinae (Inger, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Borneophrys+edwardinae. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28008499 entry