Pseudepidalea

Pseudepidalea
Pseudepidalea balearica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Pseudepidalea
Frost, et al., 2006
Species

about 16 species; see text.

Pseudepidalea is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae, the true toads. This genus was erected in 2006 and includes several toads previously classified in genus Bufo.[1] It may include the common European green toad (Pseudepidalea viridis), but this is still under debate.[2]

The genus has a wide distribution, with species in Asia, Europe, and North Africa.

There are approximately 16 species.[3]

Species include:[3][4]

References

  1. Frost, D. R., et al. (2006). The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297 1-291.
  2. Speybroeck, J. and P. Crochet. (2007). Species list of the European herpetofauna - a tentative update. NeMys. World Wide Web electronic publication.
  3. 1 2 Pseudepidalea. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012.2.
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