Frostius
Frostius – known as Frost's toads – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella.[2] It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.[1]
Frostius | |
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Frostius pernambucensis males | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Frostius Cannatella, 1986[1] |
Type species | |
Atelopus pernambucensis Bokermann, 1962 | |
Species | |
2 species (see text) |
Species
There are only two species in this genus:[2][3]
Binomial name and author | Common name |
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Frostius erythrophthalmus Pimenta & Caramaschi, 2007 | |
Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962) | Frost's toad |
References
- Cannatella, D. C. (1986). "A new genus of bufonid (Anura) from South America, and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical genera". Herpetologica. 42 (2): 197–205. JSTOR 3892388.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius Cannatella, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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