Xanthophryne koynayensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neobatrachia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Subordo: Neobatrachia

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, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Xanthophryne koynayensis . Accessed on 10 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN link: Xanthophryne koynayensis (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Humbali Village Toad