Ansonia penangensis

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: Ansonia
Species: Ansonia penangensis

Name

Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870

• Syntypes (n=4): ZSI 2717-18 and 3585-86. [fide Chanda, Das & Dubois (2001 "2000": 102–103).
• Type locality: “on Penang, two near the great water-fall (above Alexandra bath), and two in a narrow gorge about half way up the Penang hill”, Malaysia.

Combinations

• Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870: 104 [original combination]
• Bufo penangensis — Boulenger, 1882: 287 [subsequent combination]
• Bufo (Ansonia) penangensis — Mocquard, 1890: 160 [subsequent combination]
• Ansonia penangensis — Inger, 1954: 239 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Stoliczka, F. 1870. Observations on some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia (Abstract). Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1870(4): 103–109. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, L.L., Muin, M.A. & Anuar, S. 2011. Re-discovery and re-description of Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Penang Island, Malaysia. Zootaxa 2807(1): 57–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2807.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018.IUCN: Ansonia penangensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54479A3015679. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54479A3015679.en. Accessed on 31 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Penang Stream Toad