Xanthophryne

Xanthophryne is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.^[2] Its sister taxon is Duttaphrynus. The name Xanthophryne is derived from two Greek words, xanthos meaning yellow and phryne meaning toad.^[1]

Xanthophryne
Amboli toads (X. tigerina) mating
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009[1]
Type species
Bufo koynayensis Soman, 1963
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Description

Xanthophryne are relatively small toads: adult males measure 24–33 mm (0.94–1.30 in) and females 33–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. They have light brown dorsum with a suffusion of dull chrome-yellow; flanks and sides of the abdomen have chrome-yellow patches, sometimes a few continuous bands. The tympanum is indistinct. There is no webbing between the toes and fingers. Eggs are laid in clutches.^[1]

Species

There are two species in this genus:^[2][3]

• Xanthophryne koynayensis (Soman, 1963)
• Xanthophryne tigerina Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009

References

1. Biju, S.D.; Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Giri, Varad B.; Loader, Simon P.; Bossuyt, Franky (2009). "Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India". BMC Research Notes. 2: 241. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-2-241. PMC 2797014. PMID 19968866.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
3. "Bufonidea". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.