Wolterstorffina
Genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolterstorffina, also known as Wolterstorff toads, is a genus of "true toads" (family Bufonidae)[1][2][3] native to Nigeria and Cameroon.[1] Its sister taxon is either genus Werneria or the clade Werneria+Nectophryne.[1] The name of the genus honours German geologist and herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.[4]
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Wolterstorffina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939 |
Type species | |
Nectophryne parvipalmata Werner, 1898 | |
Diversity | |
3 species (see text) |
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