Melanophryniscus

Melanophryniscus is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae.[1][2] They are found in northern half of Argentina, southern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Common name South American redbelly toads has been coined for them.[1]

Melanophryniscus
M. atroluteus (above, undeside),
M. montevidensis (below, upperside)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Melanophryniscus
Gallardo, 1961
Type species
Phryniscus stelzneri
Weyenbergh, 1875
Species

29 species (see text)

Species

There are 29 recognized species:[1]

The AmphibiaWeb also recognizes Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai,[2] which the Amphibian Species of the World treats as synonym of Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2018.


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