Pelophryne brevipes

Pelophryne brevipes
Pelophryne brevipes lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Pelophryne
Species: P. brevipes
Binomial name
Pelophryne brevipes
(Peters, 1867)

Pelophryne brevipes or more commonly, Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It belongs to the genus Pelophryne which is considered to be closely related to the Asian toad radiation of the genus Ghatophryne[1]

toad in dorsal view

It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[3]

References

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  1. Frost, Darrel R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
  2. http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/redbook/Pelophryne-signata.pdf
  3. Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Chuaynkern, Y., Thirakhupt, K., Das, I., Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Yambun, P. & Lakim, M. 2004. Pelophryne brevipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007


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