Gastrophrynoides

Gastrophrynoides is a small genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] There are two species known from the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.[1] Common name Borneo narrowmouth toads has been coined for the genus.[1]

Gastrophrynoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Gastrophrynoides
Noble, 1926
Type species
Engystoma borneense
Boulenger, 1897
Species

2 species (see text)

Species

There are two recognized species:[1][2]

Binomial name and authorityCommon name
Gastrophrynoides borneensis (Boulenger, 1897)Borneo narrowmouth toad
Gastrophrynoides immaculatus Chan, Grismer, Norhayati, and Daicus, 2009Tung's narrow-mouthed frog
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References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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