Osornophryne backshalli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Osornophryne
Species: Osornophryne backshalli

Name

Osornophryne backshalli Reyes-Puig, Urgiles-Merchán, Ortega-Andrade, Cisneros-Heredia, Carrión-Olmedo & Yáñez-Muñoz, 2025: 7

• Holotype: DHMECN 15260, adult ♀, collected by Eduardo Peña and Kelsey Huisman on 10 November 2019.
• Type locality: “Cerro Candelaria Protected Area, Rio Verde, Tungurahua province, Ecuador, (WGS84 17 M, −1.444600°S, −78.302250°W; 2,725 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Reyes-Puig, J.P., Urgiles-Merchán, M.A., Ortega-Andrade, H.M., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C. & Yáñez-Muñoz, M.H. 2025. New Andean plump toad of the genus Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from Cerro Candelaria, Ecuador. PeerJ 13: e19760. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19760 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Steve Backshall’s Andean Toad