Xanthophryne Explained

Xanthophryne is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.^[1] Its sister taxon is Duttaphrynus. The name Xanthophryne is derived from two Greek words, xanthos meaning yellow and phryne meaning toad.^[2]

Description

Xanthophryne are relatively small toads: adult males measure 24mm33mm and females 33mm35mm in snout–vent length. They have light brown dorsum with a suffusion of dull chrome-yellow; flanks and sides of the abdomen have chrome-yellow patches, sometimes a few continuous bands. The tympanum is indistinct. There is no webbing between the toes and fingers. Eggs are laid in clutches.

Species

There are two species in this genus:^{[1] [3]}

• Xanthophryne koynayensis (Soman, 1963)
• Xanthophryne tigerina Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 24 July 2014.
2. Biju. S.D.. Van Bocxlaer. Ines. Giri. Varad B.. Loader. Simon P.. Bossuyt. Franky . Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India . BMC Research Notes . 2009 . 2 . 241 . 10.1186/1756-0500-2-241. 19968866. 2797014. free.
3. Web site: Bufonidea . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 24 July 2014.