Bony-headed toad

Bony-headed toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ingerophrynus
Species: I. galeatus
Binomial name
Ingerophrynus galeatus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms

Bufo galeatus Günther, 1864

The bony-headed toad (Ingerophrynus galeatus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Earlier it has been also reported from Hainan Island (China), but these have now been named as a new species, Ingerophrynus ledongensis.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Annemarie Ohler, Nguyen Quang Truong, Michael Wai Neng Lau & Shi Haitao (2009). "Ingerophrynus galeatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Ingerophrynus galeatus (Günther, 1864)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 June 2013.


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