Poyntonophrynus, also known as pygmy toads, are a genus consisting of ten true toad species native to Sub-Saharan Africa.[2][3] Originally, all Poyntonophrynus species were included in the genus Bufo. The genus was split due to large enough taxonomic divergence as evidenced by molecular markers.[1] The genus is named in honour of John C. Poynton, South African herpetologist, with phrynus being Greek for toad.[1]
Poyntonophrynus corresponds to the former Bufo vertebralis group.[1][2] Poyntonophrynus is the sister taxon of Mertensophryne. Some molecular studies have suggested polyphyly of Poyntonophrynus, but the conclusion is likely to have been caused by sequences representing a different species than assumed.[2]
Poyntonophrynus are small toads.[4] They lack a tarsal fold, and their parotoid glands are indistinct and flattened. The tympanum is small but distinct.[1]
The species in this genus are:[2][3]
Sclerophrys urunguensis likely belongs to this genus, but remains formally in Sclerophrys (former Amietophrynus).[5]
Poyntonophrynus, also known as pygmy toads, are a genus consisting of ten true toad species native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Originally, all Poyntonophrynus species were included in the genus Bufo. The genus was split due to large enough taxonomic divergence as evidenced by molecular markers. The genus is named in honour of John C. Poynton, South African herpetologist, with phrynus being Greek for toad.
Poyntonophrynus es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Bufonidae.[1] Algunos autores lo consideran un subgénero de Bufo.
Las 10 especies de este género se distribuyen en el este y sur de África.
Se reconocen las siguientes según ASW:[1]
Poyntonophrynus es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Bufonidae. Algunos autores lo consideran un subgénero de Bufo.
Poyntonophrynus est un genre d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae[1].
Les dix espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Afrique de l'Est et en Afrique australe[1].
Selon Amphibian Species of the World (16 avril 2013)[2] :
Le nom de ce genre est formé à partir de Poynton, en l'honneur de John Charles Poynton, et du mot grec phrynos, le crapaud.
Poyntonophrynus est un genre d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae.
Poyntonophrynus is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie padden (Bufonidae).[1] De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 2006 door een groep van biologen; Darrel Richmond Frost, Taran Grant, Julián Faivovich, Raoul Harley Bain, Alexander Haas, Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad, Rafael Omar de Sá, Alan Channing, Mark Wilkinson, Stephen Charles Donnellan, Christopher John Raxworthy, Jonathan Atwood Campbell, Boris L. Blotto, Paul Edmunds Moler, Robert Clifton Drewes, Ronald Archie Nussbaum, John Douglas Lynch, David M. Green en Ward C. Wheeler .
Er zijn 10 soorten die voorkomen in Afrika; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopië, Kenia, Namibië, Somalië, Soedan, Swaziland, Tanzania en Zuid-Afrika.[2]
Geslacht Poyntonophrynus
Poyntonophrynus is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie padden (Bufonidae). De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 2006 door een groep van biologen; Darrel Richmond Frost, Taran Grant, Julián Faivovich, Raoul Harley Bain, Alexander Haas, Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad, Rafael Omar de Sá, Alan Channing, Mark Wilkinson, Stephen Charles Donnellan, Christopher John Raxworthy, Jonathan Atwood Campbell, Boris L. Blotto, Paul Edmunds Moler, Robert Clifton Drewes, Ronald Archie Nussbaum, John Douglas Lynch, David M. Green en Ward C. Wheeler .
Er zijn 10 soorten die voorkomen in Afrika; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopië, Kenia, Namibië, Somalië, Soedan, Swaziland, Tanzania en Zuid-Afrika.
Poyntonophrynus là một chi động vật lưỡng cư trong họ Bufonidae, thuộc bộ Anura. Chi này có 10 loài và không bị đe dọa tuyệt chủng.[1]
Poyntonophrynus là một chi động vật lưỡng cư trong họ Bufonidae, thuộc bộ Anura. Chi này có 10 loài và không bị đe dọa tuyệt chủng.
