Ingerophrynus facts for kids
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Ingerophrynus is a group of toads, often called "true toads." There are eleven different kinds, or species, in this group. For a long time, ten of these species were thought to belong to a different group called Bufo.
In 2007, scientists found a new species and named it Ingerophrynus gollum. This name comes from the famous character Gollum, who was created by the writer J. R. R. Tolkien.
These toads live in several parts of Asia. You can find them in Southern Yunnan (a part of China) and Indochina. They also live in places like Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Nias Island, and Sulawesi.
Species of Ingerophrynus
There are eleven known species in the Ingerophrynus group. Here is a list of them:
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| Ingerophrynus biporcatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) | Crested Toad |
| Ingerophrynus celebensis (Günther, 1859) | Sulawesian Toad |
| Ingerophrynus claviger (Peters, 1863) | Benkulen Toad |
| Ingerophrynus divergens (Peters, 1871) | Malayan Dwarf Toad |
| Ingerophrynus galeatus (Günther, 1864) | Bony-headed Toad |
| Ingerophrynus gollum Grismer, 2007 | |
| Ingerophrynus kumquat (Das and Lim, 2001) | |
| Ingerophrynus macrotis (Boulenger, 1887) | Big-eared Toad |
| Ingerophrynus parvus (Boulenger, 1887) | Lesser Malacca Toad |
| Ingerophrynus philippinicus (Boulenger, 1887) | Philippine Toad |
| Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus (Boulenger, 1887) | Greater Malacca Toad |
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Ingerophrynus. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: May 2, 2008).
See also
In Spanish: Ingerophrynus para niños
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