Bufonidae

Also known as the true toads

family of amphibians in the frog order (Anura)

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Bufonidae is a family of amphibians that belongs to the frog order, commonly known as the true toads. These frogs are found around the world and play important roles in their ecosystems as both predators of insects and prey for larger animals.

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Species

Bufonidae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBufonidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Observations recorded2,123,120

蟾蜍科（学名：Bufonidae）是多種分布於世界各地(除了澳大利亞、馬達加斯加與南極洲以外)的蛙類。眼睛後方有耳下腺，可分泌蟾蜍毒素。皮膚粗糙。頭部有骨質棱脊。無齒。頭部骨質化。水平瞳孔。大部份陸棲性。未成年的雄性蟾蜍睪丸前方有畢德氏器，是退化的卵巢，成年後消失。分類 Adenomus Cope, 1861 巴爾胎生蟾蜍屬 Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987 Andinophryne Hoogmoed, 1985 涧蟾属 Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 斑蟾屬 Atelophryniscus McCranie, Wilson and Williams, 1989 斑足蟾屬 Atelopus Duméril and Bibron, 1841 蟾蜍屬 Bufo Laurenti, 1768 Capensibufo Grandison, 1980 扁蟾屬 Crepidophryne Cope, 1889 小叢蟾屬 Dendrophryniscus Jiménez de la Espada, 1871 碩足蛙屬 Didynamipus Andersson, 1903 Frostius Cannatella, 1986 勞蟾屬 Laurentophryne Tihen, 1960 平滑蟾屬 Leptophryne Fitzinger, 1843 黑昧蟾屬 Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 默蟾屬 Mertensophryne Tihen, 1960 Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena and Gorzula, 1994 游蟾屬 Nectophryne Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875 胎生蟾屬 Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926 利比里亞胎生蟾蜍屬 Nimbaphrynoides Dubois, 1987 對趾蟾屬 Oreophrynella Boulenger, 1895 奥索蟾屬 Osornophryne Ruiz-Carranza and Hernández-Camacho, 1976 Parapelophryne Fei, Ye and Jiang, 2003 漿蟾屬 Pedostibes Günther, 1876 厚蹼蟾屬 Pelophryne Barbour, 1938 水蟾屬 Pseudobufo Tschudi, 1838 鉤吻蟾屬 Rhamphophryne Trueb, 1971 Schismaderma Smith, 1849 埃塞俄比亞胎生蟾蜍屬 Spinophrynoides Dubois, 1987 Stephopaedes Channing, 1979 Truebella

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Research

7,440 papers

Toxins and pharmacologically active compounds from species of the family Bufonidae (Amphibia, Anura).ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2017Rodríguez C, Rollins-Smith L, Ibáñez R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.12.021
Trait independence primes convergent trait loss.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2018Womack MC, Fiero TS, Hoke KLDOI: 10.1111/evo.13442
The tadpole of the red-bellied toad, Melanophryniscus dorsalis (Mertens, 1933) (Anura: Bufonidae).Zootaxa · 2022Freire MD, Regnet RA, Machado IF et al.DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.3.8
Two New Ansonia from Mountains of Borneo (Anura, Bufonidae).Zoological science · 2020Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Eto K et al.DOI: 10.2108/zs190078
First report of Raillietiella mottae (Pentastomida: Raillietiellidae) infecting Rhinella diptycha (Anura, Bufonidae) in the Brazilian Northeast.Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia · 2022Lima AES, Duarte RG, Lacerda GMC et al.DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.247768
Identification and characterization of a new family of long satellite DNA, specific of true toads (Anura, Amphibia, Bufonidae).Scientific reports · 2022Guzmán K, Roco ÁS, Stöck M et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18051-9
Cytogenetic Analysis in the Toad Species Bufo spinosus, Bufotes viridis and Epidalea calamita (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Mediterranean Area.Genes · 2022Guzmán-Markevich K, Roco ÁS, Ruiz-García A et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes13081475
Parallel diversification of the African tree toad genus Nectophryne (Bufonidae).Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2021Liedtke HC, Soler-Navarro DJ, Gomez-Mestre I et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107184

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Wikidata facts

Image: Bufo periglenes1.jpg

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Commons category: Bufonidae
start time: 57000000-0
taxon common name: krastače
taxon name: Bufonidae

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Song of Common toad or European toad, Bufo bufo. Common toad, female and male on her back. A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs). The bufonids now comprise more than 35 genera, Bufo being the best known.

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