Ansonia (genus)
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Ansonia (Stream Toads) is a small genus of true toads found in South India; northern Thailand; Malay Peninsula; Tioman Island; Borneo and Mindanao (Philippines). These are small forest species which spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted tadpoles.
[edit] Species
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 | Whitebelly Stream Toad |
| Ansonia anotis Inger, Tan & Yambun, 2001 | |
| Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006 | Endau Stream Toad |
| Ansonia fuliginea (Mocquard, 1890) | North Borneo Stream Toad |
| Ansonia glandulosa Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2004 | |
| Ansonia guibei Inger, 1966 | Mesilau Stream Toad |
| Ansonia hanitschi Inger, 1960 | Kadamaian Stream Toad |
| Ansonia inthanon Matsui, Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1998 | Inthanon Stream Toad |
| Ansonia kraensis Matsui, Khonsue, & Nabhitabhata, 2005 | Kra Stream Toad |
| Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 | Sambas Stream Toad |
| Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006 | |
| Ansonia leptopus (Günther, 1872) | Matang Stream Toad |
| Ansonia longidigita Inger, 1960 | Long-fingered Stream Toad |
| Ansonia malayana Inger, 1960 | Pigmy False Toad |
| Ansonia mcgregori (Taylor, 1922) | McGregor's Stream Toad |
| Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 | Tiny Stream Toad |
| Ansonia muelleri (Boulenger, 1887) | Muller's Stream Toad |
| Ansonia ornata Günther, 1876 | Ornate Stream Toad |
| Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 | Penang Stream Toad |
| Ansonia platysoma Inger, 1960 | Luidan Stream Toad |
| Ansonia rubigina Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981 | Silent Valley Torrent Toad |
| Ansonia siamensis Kiew, 1985 | Siamese Stream Toad |
| Ansonia spinulifer (Mocquard, 1890) | Kina Balu Stream Toad |
| Ansonia tiomanica Hendrickson, 1966 | Pulo Tioman Stream Toad |
| Ansonia torrentis Dring, 1984 | Gunung Mulu Stream Toad |
[edit] References
- L Lee Grismer, 2006: A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from a lowland rainforest in Southern Peninsular Malaysia. Herpetologica 62,4: pp. 466–475 [1]
[edit] External Links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Ansonia. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 30, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Ansonia. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 30, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Ansonia at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Ansonia at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 30, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Ansonia at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
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