Pelophryne brevipes

Pelophryne brevipes
Pelophryne brevipes lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Pelophryne
Species: P. brevipes
Binomial name
Pelophryne brevipes
(Peters, 1867)

Pelophryne brevipes or more commonly, Saint Andrew's Cross toadlet is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It belongs to the genus Pelophryne which is considered to be closely related to the Asian toad radiation of the genus Ghatophryne[1]

toad in dorsal view

It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
  2. ↑ http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/redbook/Pelophryne-signata.pdf
  3. ↑ Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Chuaynkern, Y., Thirakhupt, K., Das, I., Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Yambun, P. & Lakim, M. 2004. Pelophryne brevipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007
  • Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia


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