Altiphrynoides

Altiphrynoides is a genus of toads, commonly referred to as Ethiopian toads. They are restricted to highlands of south-central Ethiopia in the Arussi, Bale, and Sidamo Provinces.[1] Both species are threatened by habitat loss.[2] They were formerly included in Nectophrynoides, but lack the unusual reproductive mode of those species (they lay eggs, while Nectophrynoides give birth to fully developed young). Conversely, some authorities treat Altiphrynoides as a monotypic genus for A. malcolmi, placing A. osgoodi in another monotypic genus, Spinophrynoides.[2][3]

Altiphrynoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Altiphrynoides
Dubois, 1987
Diversity
2 species (see text)
Synonyms

Spinophrynoides Dubois, 1987

Species

There are two species:[1][4][5]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Altiphrynoides malcolmi (Grandison, 1978)Malcolm's Ethiopian toad
Altiphrynoides osgoodi (Loveridge, 1932)Osgood's Ethiopian toad
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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. Stuart et al., eds. (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. IUCN. Pp. 156 and 204. ISBN 978-84-96553-41-5
  3. Wells (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. P. 487. ISBN 978-0-226-89334-1
  4. "Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  5. "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.


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