Frostius

Frostius
	Frostius pernambucensis males
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Frostius; Cannatella, 1986[1]
Type species
	Atelopus pernambucensis; Bokermann, 1962
Species
	2 species (see text)

Frostius – known as Frost's toads – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella.[2] It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.[1]

Species

There are only two species in this genus:[2][3]

Binomial name and author	Common name
Frostius erythrophthalmus Pimenta & Caramaschi, 2007
Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962)	Frost's toad

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References

Cannatella, D. C. (1986). "A new genus of bufonid (Anura) from South America, and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical genera". Herpetologica. 42 (2): 197–205. JSTOR 3892388.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius Cannatella, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
"Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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[Cannatella-1] Cannatella, D. C. (1986). "A new genus of bufonid (Anura) from South America, and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical genera". Herpetologica. 42 (2): 197–205. JSTOR 3892388.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius Cannatella, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[AmphibiaWeb-3] "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.