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Ingerophrynus
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Crested Toad (Ingerophrynus biporcatus)
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Ingerophrynus

Frost et al., 2006
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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:

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
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).

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