| Blythophryne | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Blythophryne Chandramouli et al., 2016 |
| Species: | B. beryet |
| Binomial name | |
| Blythophryne beryet Chandramouli et al., 2016 | |
Blythophryne is currently a monotypic genus of true toads. The sole species Blythophryne beryet is described from the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, India. It is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in) long.[1]
Description
Blythophryne is distinguished from other bufonid genera because of its small adult size. Osteology: Presence of six presacral vertebrae, absence of coccygeal expansions. General Anatomy: Have elongated pair of parotoid glands, expanded discs at digit tips, phytotelmonous tadpoles lack oral denticles and have keratinised jaw sheaths.[1]
Species
There is only 1 species recorded:[1]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Blythophryne beryet (Chandramouli et al., 2016) | Andaman bush toad |
References
- 1 2 3 S. R. Chandramouli, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, S Harikrishnan, Sushil Kumar Dutta, S Jegath Janani, Richa Sharma, Indraneil Das, Ramesh Aggarwal. “A new genus and species of arboreal toad with phytotelmonous larvae, from the Andaman Islands, India (Lissamphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)” ZooKeys (2016) 555: 57-90, https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.555.6522
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