| Xanthophryne | |
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| Amboli toads (X. tigerina) mating | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Bufo koynayensis Soman, 1963 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Xanthophryne is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. Its sister taxon is Duttaphrynus. The name Xanthophryne is derived from two Greek words, xanthos meaning yellow and phryne meaning toad.
Description
Xanthophryne are relatively small toads: adult males measure 24–33 mm (0.94–1.30 in) and females 33–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. They have light brown dorsum with a suffusion of dull chrome-yellow; flanks and sides of the abdomen have chrome-yellow patches, sometimes a few continuous bands. The tympanum is indistinct. There is no webbing between the toes and fingers. Eggs are laid in clutches.
Species
There are two species in this genus:
- Xanthophryne koynayensis (Soman, 1963)
- Xanthophryne tigerina Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009
References
- ^ Biju, S.D.; Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Giri, Varad B.; Loader, Simon P.; Bossuyt, Franky (2009). "Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India". BMC Research Notes. 2: 241. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-2-241. PMC 2797014. PMID 19968866.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Bufonidea". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Xanthophryne | |