Frostius

Also known as Frost's toads

Frostius – known as '''Frost's toads' – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella''. It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBufonidae

Observations recorded64

Herpetologie Frostius is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie padden (Bufonidae).[1] De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door David Cannatella in 1986. Het geslacht is vernoemd naar de herpetoloog Darrel Frost. Lange tijd was het geslacht monotypisch en behoorde enkel Frostius pernambucensis tot dit geslacht. In 2007 werd de soort Frostius erythrophthalmus beschreven door de biologen Pimenta en Caramaschi waardoor er nu twee soorten zijn. Beide soorten leven in tropische bossen en zijn endemisch in Brazilië.[2] Soorten Soort Frostius erythrophthalmus Soort Frostius pernambucensis Referenties ↑ Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History, Frostius. ↑ Amphibia Web, Frostius. Bronnen (en) - Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History - Frostius - [1] Geconsulteerd 14 november 2016 (en) - Amphibiaweb - Frostius - Website

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1
Family: Bufonidae
Collections: MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ
Recorded in: Brasil

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Frostius – known as '''Frost's toads' – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella. It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.

==Species== There are only two species in this genus: {|style="text-align:left; border:1px solid #999999; " |-style="background:#CCCC99; text-align: center; " !Binomial name and author!! Common name |- |-style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Frostius erythrophthalmus || |-style="background:#FFFDFF;" | Frostius pernambucensis'' || Frost's toad |- |}

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