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Pelophryne
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Pelophryne guentheri
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Pelophryne

Barbour, 1938
Species

11 species; see table.

Pelophryne (Flathead Toads) is a genus of true toads. They live in the Philippines, Borneo, Malaya, Singapore and Hainan Island, China.

Species

Binomial name and author Common name
Pelophryne albotaeniata Barbour, 1938 White-striped Flathead Toad
Pelophryne api Dring, 1984
Pelophryne brevipes (Peters, 1867) Zamboanga Flathead Toad
Pelophryne guentheri (Boulenger, 1882) Gunther's Flathead Toad
Pelophryne lighti (Taylor, 1920) Mindanao Flathead Toad
Pelophryne linanitensis Das, 2008
Pelophryne macrotis (Boulenger, 1895) Boulenger's Flathead Toad
Pelophryne misera (Mocquard, 1890) Black Flathead Toad
Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008
Pelophryne rhopophilius Inger and Stuebing, 1996
Pelophryne signata (Boulenger, 1895) Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet
  • Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Pelophryne. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: May 07, 2008).
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Pelophryne. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 07, 2008).
  • eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Pelophryne at http://www.eol.org.
  • ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Pelophryne at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 07, 2008).
  • GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Pelophryne at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm

See also

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