Xanthophryne koynayensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Xanthophryne
Species: Xanthophryne koynayensis

Name

Xanthophryne koynayensis (Soman, 1963)

Type locality: "Shivaji Sagar lake at Loyna, in Satara District, Maharashatra . . . . Koyna Valley (Ca. 2000´) situated on the boundary of Satara and Ratnagiri Districts is amongst the hills which overlook the Konkan on the west . . . . The type locality, Humbali Village, is situated on the west of the dam on a rocky crested hill about 2000 feet higher than the dam, total about 4000 feet above mean sea level.".

Holotype: ZSIC A1784 .

Synonyms

Bufo sulphureus Grandison and Daniel, 1964
Bufo koynayensis Soman, 1963

References

Biju, S.D.; Van Bocxlaer, I.; Giri, V.B.; Loader S.P.; Bossuyt, F. 2009: Two endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from western Ghats of India. BMC research notes, 2: 241. ISSN: 1756-0500 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-241
Soman, 1963, J. Biol. Sci., Bombay, 6: 73.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Xanthophryne koynayensis . Accessed on 10 Apr 2008.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Xanthophryne koynayensis (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Humbali Village Toad