Tomopterna Explained

Tomopterna (common names: sand frogs, burrowing frogs, Old World bullfrogs) is a genus of frogs from sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tomopterna:^{[1] [2]}

• Tomopterna ahli (Deckert, 1938)
• Tomopterna branchi Wilson and Channing, 2019
• Tomopterna cryptotis (Boulenger, 1907) — common sand frog
• Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi, 1838) — Delalande's sand frog
• Tomopterna elegans (Calabresi, 1927)
• Tomopterna gallmanni Wasonga & Channing, 2013^[3]
• Tomopterna kachowskii Nikolskii, 1900^[4]
• Tomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975 — knocking sand frog
• Tomopterna luganga Channing, Moyer & Dawood, 2004
• Tomopterna marmorata (Peters, 1854) — marbled sand frog
• Tomopterna milletihorsini (Angel, 1922)
• Tomopterna monticola (Fischer, 1884)
• Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849) — Natal sand frog
• Tomopterna tandyi Channing & Bogart, 1996 — Tandy's sand frog
• Tomopterna tuberculosa (Boulenger, 1882) — rough sand frog
• Tomopterna wambensis Wasonga & Channing, 2013^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tomopterna Duméril and Bibron, 1841 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 3 May 2014.
2. Web site: Pyxicephalidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 3 May 2014.
3. Wasonga, D.V. & Channing, A. (2013). "Identification of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) from Kenya with the description of two new species." Zootaxa 3734 (2):221–240.
4. Zimkus, B.M. & Larson, J.G. (2011). "Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa." Zootaxa 2933: 27-45.