Leptophryne

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Leptophryne
Leptophryne cruentata 2011 stamp of Indonesia.jpg
Leptophryne cruentata in an Indonesian stamp
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Leptophryne
Fitzinger, 1843
Type species
Bufo cruentatus
Tschudi, 1838
Species

2–3 species (see text)

Synonyms [1]

CacophryneDavis, 1935

Leptophryne is a small genus of true toads, family Bufonidae, with only three species. [1] [2] The genus is found in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Peninsula (including Peninsular Thailand) and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its relationships within Bufonidae are uncertain; its closest relative might be Epidalea . [1]

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Species

Three species are recognized in this genus: [1] [2]

Binomial Name and AuthorCommon Name
Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)Java tree toad; Bourbon toad
Leptophryne cruentata (Tschudi, 1838)Indonesia tree toad
Leptophryne javanica Hamidy, Munir, Mumpuni, Rahmania, and Kholik, 2018Sumatran tree toad

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.