Blythophryne
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Blythophryne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Blythophryne Chandramouli et al., 2016 |
Species: | B. beryet
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Binomial name | |
Blythophryne beryet Chandramouli et al., 2016
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Blythophryne is currently a monotypic genus of true toads. The sole species Blythophryne beryet is described from the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, India. It is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in) long.[1]
Description[edit]
Blythophryne is distinguished from other bufonid genera because of its small adult size. Osteology: Presence of six presacral vertebrae, absence of coccygeal expansions. General Anatomy: Have elongated pair of parotoid glands, expanded discs at digit tips, phytotelmonous tadpoles lack oral denticles and have keratinised jaw sheaths.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Chandramouli, S. R.; Vasudevan, Karthikeyan; Harikrishnan, S; Dutta, Sushil Kumar; Janani, S Jegath; Sharma, Richa; Das, Indraneil; Aggarwal, Ramesh (2016). "A new genus and species of arboreal toad with phytotelmonous larvae, from the Andaman Islands, India (Lissamphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)". ZooKeys (555): 57–90. Bibcode:2016ZooK..555...57C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.555.6522. PMC 4740822. PMID 26877687.