Gastrophryne
"Narrow-mouthed toad" and "Narrowmouth toad" redirect here. For other uses, see Narrow-mouthed toad (disambiguation) and Narrowmouth toad (disambiguation).
| Gastrophryne | |
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| Gastrophryne carolinensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Gastrophryninae |
| Genus: | Gastrophryne Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
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Gastrophryne, the narrowmouth toads (also American narrowmouth toads, North American narrow-mouthed toads), is a genus of microhylid frogs found in the Americas between Honduras and southern United States.[1] Its name means ‘belly-toad’, referring to its large belly, from the Ancient Greek gastēr (γαστήρ, ‘belly, stomach’) and phrunē (φρύνη, ‘toad’).[2]
Gastrophryne is closely related to Hypopachus. Some species that were earlier placed in Gastrophryne were more closely related to Hypopachus, rendering the genus paraphyletic.[1] This has been rectified by moving some species (Gastrophryne usta and Gastrophryne pictiventris) to Hypopachus.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species are:[1]
- G. carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - eastern narrow-mouthed toad
- G. elegans (Boulenger, 1882) - elegant narrow-mouthed toad
- G. mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1943)
- G. olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Gastrophryne Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ Dodd, C. Kenneth (2013). Frogs of the United States and Canada 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4214-0633-6.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.