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]
| Leptophryne | |
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| Leptophryne cruentata in an Indonesian stamp | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Leptophryne Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Bufo cruentatus Tschudi, 1838
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| Species | |
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2–3 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cacophryne Davis, 1935 | |
Species
editThree 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Leptophryne at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
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