Ansonia (frog) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ansonia (frog) |
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| Kinabalu slender toad | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 |
| Diversity | |
| 34 species (see text) | |
Ansonia is a genus of true toads found in south India, northern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman Island, Borneo, and Mindanao (Philippines). These small forest species spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted tadpoles. Common name stream toads has been coined for the genus, although individual species are also being referred to as slender toads.
The genus was named by Stoliczka after the governor of Penang, Colonel Edward Anson.
Species
There are currently over 34 species in this genus:
| Binomial name and authority | Common name |
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| Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 | whitebelly stream toad |
| Ansonia echinata Inger & Stuebing, 2009 | spiny slender toad |
| Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006 | Endau stream toad |
| Ansonia fuliginea (Mocquard, 1890) | North Borneo stream toad |
| Ansonia glandulosa (Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2004) | |
| Ansonia guibei Inger, 1966 | Mesilau stream toad |
| Ansonia hanitschi Inger, 1960 | Kadamaian stream toad |
| Ansonia inthanon Matsui, Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1998 | Inthanon stream toad |
| Ansonia jeetsukumarani Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | |
| Ansonia khaochangensis Grismer, Wood, Aowphol, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, Aguilar, and Grismer, 2016 | |
| Ansonia kraensis Matsui, Khonsue, & Nabhitabhata, 2005 | Kra stream toad |
| Ansonia kyaiktiyoensis Quah, Grismer, Wood, Thura, Oaks, and Lin, 2019 | |
| Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 | Sambas stream toad |
| Ansonia latiffi Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | |
| Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006 | |
| Ansonia leptopus (Günther, 1872) | Matang stream toad |
| Ansonia longidigita Inger, 1960 | long-fingered stream toad |
| Ansonia lumut Chan, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Quah, Sumarli, and Grismer, 2014 | mossy stream toad |
| Ansonia malayana Inger, 1960 | pigmy false toad |
| Ansonia mcgregori (Taylor, 1922) | McGregor's stream toad |
| Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 | tiny stream toad |
| Ansonia muelleri (Boulenger, 1887) | Muller's stream toad |
| Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 | Penang stream toad |
| Ansonia phuketensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | |
| Ansonia pilokensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | |
| Ansonia platysoma (Inger, 1960 | Luidan stream toad |
| Ansonia siamensis Kiew, 1985 | Siamese stream toad |
| Ansonia smeagol Davies et al., 2016 | Precious stream toad |
| Ansonia spinulifer (Mocquard, 1890) | Kina Balu stream toad |
| Ansonia teneritas Waser et al., 2016 | Gracile slender toad |
| Ansonia thinthinae Wilkinson, Sellas, and Vindum, 2012 | |
| Ansonia tiomanica Hendrickson, 1966 | Pulo Tioman stream toad |
| Ansonia torrentis Dring, 1983 | Gunung Mulu stream toad |
| Ansonia vidua Hertwig, Min, Haas, and Das, 2014 | widow slender toad |
See also
In Spanish: Ansonia para niños
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