Oreophrynella
Oreophrynella, commonly known as bush toads, is a genus of true toads native to the tepuis of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana.[1][2] The distribution of some species is restricted to a couple of tepuis or even a single tepui, as in the case of Oreophrynella weiassipuensis, which occurs on Wei-Assipu-tepui.[3]
| Oreophrynella | |
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| Oreophrynella quelchii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Oreophrynella Boulenger, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Oreophryne quelchii Boulenger, 1895 | |
| Species | |
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See table. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oreophryne Boulenger, 1895 — junior homonym of Oreophryne Boettger, 1895 | |
Description
species of the genus Oreophrynella are small frogs, less than 26 mm (1.0 in) in snout–vent length. They are characterized by opposable digits of the foot, dorsal skin that bears tubercules, and direct development[3] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[4]).
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Oreophrynella:[1]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Oreophrynella cryptica Señaris, 1995 | |
| Oreophrynella huberi Diego-Aransay and Gorzula, 1990 | Bolivar bush toad |
| Oreophrynella macconnelli Boulenger, 1900 | MacConnell's bush toad |
| Oreophrynella nigra Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 | Pebble toad |
| Oreophrynella quelchii Boulenger, 1895 | Roraima bush toad |
| Oreophrynella seegobini Kok, 2009 | |
| Oreophrynella vasquezi Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 | |
| Oreophrynella weiassipuensis Señaris, DoNascimento, and Villarreal, 2005 | |
References
- "Oreophrynella Boulenger, 1895 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- Señaris, Josefa Celsa; DoNascimiento, Carlos; Villarreal, Osvaldo (2005). "A new species of the genus Oreophrynella (Anura; Bufonidae) from the Guiana highlands". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 45 (6): 61–67. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492005000600001.
- Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.
External links
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Oreophrynella at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Oreophrynella at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Oreophrynella at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
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