Ansonia penangensis

Ansonia penangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Ansonia
Species: A. penangensis
Binomial name
Ansonia penangensis
Stoliczka, 1870
Synonyms[2]

Bufo penangensis (Stoliczka, 1870)

Ansonia penangensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Penang Island, Malaysia.[2] Records from elsewhere represent other species; the mainland records are referable to Ansonia malayana and Ansonia jeetsukumarani.[2][3]

Its natural habitats are rocky streams in rainforests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 van Dijk, P.P.; Sukumaran, J.; Das, I.; Yaakob, N.; Leong, Tzi Ming; Chuaynkern, Y. (2004). "Ansonia penangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T164782A5925650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T164782A5925650.en. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Quah, E. S. H.; Grismer, L. L.; Muin, M. A.; Anuar, S. M. S. (2011). "Re-discovery and re-description of Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Penang Island, Malaysia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2807: 57–64.


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