Ansonia | |
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Kinabalu slender toad | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 |
Diversity | |
34 species (see text) |
Ansonia is a genus of true toads found in south India, northern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman Island, Borneo, and Mindanao (Philippines). [1] These small forest species spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted tadpoles. [2] Common name stream toads has been coined for the genus, although individual species are also being referred to as slender toads. [1]
The genus was named by Stoliczka after the governor of Penang, Colonel Edward Anson. [3]
There are currently over 34 species in this genus: [1] [4]
Binomial name and authority | Common name |
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Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 | whitebelly stream toad |
Ansonia echinata Inger & Stuebing, 2009 | spiny slender toad |
Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006 | Endau stream toad [5] |
Ansonia fuliginea (Mocquard, 1890) | North Borneo stream toad |
Ansonia glandulosa (Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2004) | |
Ansonia guibei Inger, 1966 | Mesilau stream toad |
Ansonia hanitschi Inger, 1960 | Kadamaian stream toad |
Ansonia inthanon Matsui, Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1998 | Inthanon stream toad |
Ansonia jeetsukumarani Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | |
Ansonia khaochangensis Grismer, Wood, Aowphol, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, Aguilar, and Grismer, 2016 | |
Ansonia kraensis Matsui, Khonsue, & Nabhitabhata, 2005 | Kra stream toad [2] |
Ansonia kyaiktiyoensis Quah, Grismer, Wood, Thura, Oaks, and Lin, 2019 | |
Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 | Sambas stream toad |
Ansonia latiffi Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | |
Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006 | |
Ansonia leptopus (Günther, 1872) | Matang stream toad |
Ansonia longidigita Inger, 1960 | long-fingered stream toad |
Ansonia lumut Chan, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Quah, Sumarli, and Grismer, 2014 | mossy stream toad |
Ansonia malayana Inger, 1960 | pigmy false toad |
Ansonia mcgregori (Taylor, 1922) | McGregor's stream toad |
Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 | tiny stream toad |
Ansonia muelleri (Boulenger, 1887) | Muller's stream toad |
Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 | Penang stream toad |
Ansonia phuketensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | |
Ansonia pilokensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | |
Ansonia platysoma (Inger, 1960 | Luidan stream toad |
Ansonia siamensis Kiew, 1985 | Siamese stream toad |
Ansonia smeagol Davies et al., 2016 | Precious stream toad [6] |
Ansonia spinulifer (Mocquard, 1890) | Kina Balu stream toad |
Ansonia teneritas Waser et al., 2016 | Gracile slender toad |
Ansonia thinthinae Wilkinson, Sellas, and Vindum, 2012 | |
Ansonia tiomanica Hendrickson, 1966 | Pulo Tioman stream toad |
Ansonia torrentis Dring, 1983 | Gunung Mulu stream toad |
Ansonia vidua Hertwig, Min, Haas, and Das, 2014 | widow slender toad |
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Nectophryne, or African tree toads, is a small genus of true toads with only two species. They are native to West and Central Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, northeastern Congo, Bioko and Equatorial Guinea. Nectophryne afra uses small bodies of water to lay its eggs which are then guarded by the male.
Oreophrynella, commonly known as bush toads, is a genus of true toads native to the tepuis of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. The distribution of some species is restricted to a couple of tepuis or even a single tepui, as in the case of Oreophrynella weiassipuensis, which occurs on Wei-Assipu-tepui.
Osornophryne is a genus of true toads endemic to the Cordillera Central in Colombia and central Andes in Ecuador.
Pelophryne, commonly known as flathead toads or dwarf toads, is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. The genus occurs in the Philippines, Borneo, Malaya including Singapore, and Hainan (China). Molecular data suggest that Pelophryne is the sister taxon of Ansonia.
Wolterstorffina, also known as Wolterstorff toads, is a genus of "true toads" native to Nigeria and Cameroon. Its sister taxon is either genus Werneria or the clade Werneria+Nectophryne. The name of the genus honours German geologist and herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.
Oreophryne, the cross frogs, is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to Southern Philippine, Celebes and the Lesser Sunda Islands, and New Guinea.
Ansonia malayana is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is also known as Malayan slender toad, Malaya stream toad, and pigmy false toad. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, from the Kra Isthmus (Thailand) southward to Peninsular Malaysia. However, its precise distribution in Thailand is poorly known as it may have been confused with Ansonia kraensis, described as a new species in 2005; it may also represent more than one species.
Ansonia penangensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Penang Island, Malaysia. Records from elsewhere represent other species; the mainland records are referable to Ansonia malayana and Ansonia jeetsukumarani.
Ansonia spinulifer, also known as spiny slender toad or Kina Balu stream toad, is a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Sarawak and Sabah, northern Borneo (Malaysia), and presumably also in Kalimantan on the Indonesian part of the island.
Ansonia endauensis is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Malay Peninsula and only known from the Endau-Rompin National Park in southern Peninsular Malaysia.
Ansonia kraensis is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is found on the Kra Isthmus, Thailand. It is morphologically similar to Ansonia malayana from Malaysia, but differs from it in ventral coloration and larval morphology. The exact threats are unknown but are likely forest loss for logging and agricultural expansion.
Ansonia latirostra is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and only known from two sites in the Pahang state, one near Sungai Lembing and another one near Mount Benom. It likely occurs more widely.
Blaira is a small genus of true toads endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. The genus was erected in 2021 as a valid substitute name for Ghatophryne which was created in 2009 for Ansonia ornata which was found to be distinct enough to warrant its own genus. This was however considered an invalid description as it was published in an only a digital medium ; Ansonia rubigina was moved based on its morphological similarity and distribution.
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