Duttaphrynus valhallae

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Duttaphrynus valhallae
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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]

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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 may wrinkles and pores of various sizes. Parotoid glands are large. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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.