Duttaphrynus valhallae

Duttaphrynus valhallae
Illustration in the original species description
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Duttaphrynus
Species:	D. valhallae
Binomial name
Duttaphrynus valhallae (Meade-Waldo, 1909)
Synonyms
Bufo valhallaeMeade-Waldo, 1909 "1908" [2]

Duttaphrynus valhallae is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Weh Island, located northwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. ^{[1] [3]} Known only from the holotype (more correctly, syntypes ^[3] ), its ecology is unknown, but it is assumed to be a lowland forest species. Practically no forest habitat remains on Weh Island, and it is not known whether the species still persists there. Also its taxonomic validity is uncertain. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name valhallae refers to yacht "Valhalla" on which Geoffrey Meade-Waldo was travelling when he encountered the new species. ^{[2] [4]}

Description

The syntype, two females, measure about 82 mm (3.2 in) in snout–vent length. They are olive-brown above, with many wrinkles and pores of various sizes. Parotoid glands are large. ^[2]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Duttaphrynus valhallae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T54788A95639789. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54788A95639789.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Meade-Waldo, G. (1909). "Description of a new species of toad from Sumatra". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908 (4): 786–788. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1908.00786.x.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Duttaphrynus valhallae (Meade-Waldo, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
4. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 220. ISBN   978-1-907807-44-2.