Rentapia

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Rentapia
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Rentapia hosii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rentapia
Chan, Grismer  [ fr ], Zachariah, Brown  [ fr ], and Abraham, 2016 [1]
Type species
Nectophryne hosii
Boulenger, 1892
Species

2 species (see text)

Rentapia is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Southeast Asia and occurs in the Malay Peninsula (including extreme southern peninsular Thailand), Borneo, and Sumatra. [2] It was erected in 2016 resolve the polyphyly of Pedostibes . [1] [2]

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Etymology

The generic epithet honors the legendary Iban warrior Libau Rentap, "a great war chief, freedom fighter, and Malaysian national hero." [1]

Description

Rentapia are relatively large toads—in the larger species (Rentapia hosii), males can grow to 80 mm (3.1 in) and females to 105 mm (4.1 in) in snout–vent length. Interorbital cranial crests are absent. The parotoid glands are large and distinct, and may be oval, circular, or triangular in dorsal view. The fingers have basal webbing and tips that are expanded into flat discs. The feet are fully webbed on all toes except the fourth one. Males have nuptial pads. [1]

Ecology

Adult Rentapia are primarily arboreal and live in riparian vegetation around small- to moderately-sized forest streams. The eggs are small and pigmented and laid as strings. [1]

Species

There are three recognized species: [2] [3]

The formerly recognised Rentapia rugosa is a synonym of R. everetti. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Chan, Kin Onn; Grismer, L. Lee; Zachariah, Anil; Brown, Rafe M. & Abraham, Robin Kurian (2016). "Polyphyly of Asian tree toads, genus Pedostibes Günther, 1876 (Anura: Bufonidae), and the description of a new genus from Southeast Asia". PLOS ONE. 11 (1): e0145903. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1145903C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145903 . PMC   4720419 . PMID   26788854.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Rentapia Chan, Grismer, Zachariah, Brown, and Abraham, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.