Duttaphrynus brevirostris (common names: Kempholey toad, short-nosed toad, Rao's pale brown toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in India, where it is only known from the state of Karnataka.[1][2]
| Duttaphrynus brevirostris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Duttaphrynus |
| Species: | D. brevirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Duttaphrynus brevirostris (Rao, 1937)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo brevirostris Rao, 1937 | |
Prior to 2013, it was known only from the now lost holotype collected in 1937 at its type locality, Kempholey in Hassan district, at about 200–300 m (660–980 ft) asl, and nothing was known about its habitat or ecology. However, it was rediscovered in 2013 when a toad matching the original description of this species was collected at Kempholey, and further specimens from Udupi and Kodagu districts were also identified as D. brevirostris, expanding its known range. These results were published in 2021. Specimens were found at night in open secondary forests and urban areas.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, S.P. Vijayakumar, Chelmala Srinivasulu, Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe (2004). "Duttaphrynus brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54593A11158157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54593A11158157.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Bisht, Karan; Garg, Sonali; Sarmah, A. N. D. Akalabya; Sengupta, Saibal; Biju, S. D. (21 September 2021). "Lost, forgotten, and overlooked: systematic reassessment of two lesser-known toad species (Anura, Bufonidae) from Peninsular India and another wide-ranging northern species". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (2): 451–470. doi:10.3897/zse.97.61770. ISSN 1860-0743. S2CID 240539862.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Duttaphrynus brevirostris (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2015.