Barbarophryne
Barbarophryne is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Brongersma's toad (Barbarophryne brongersmai), also known as Tiznit toad. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.[2] It is a small toad, up to about 5 cm (2 in) in snout–to–vent length.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Barbarophryne Beukema, de Pous, Donaire-Barroso, Bogaerts, Garcia-Porta, Escoriza, Arribas et al., 2013 |
| Species: | B. brongersmai |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbarophryne brongersmai Hoogmoed, 1972 | |
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The Brongersma's toad was initially placed in the genus Bufo and then Pseudepidalea (a synonym of Bufotes), but in 2013 it was moved to its own genus Barbarophryne.[2]
The natural habitats of Barbarophryne brongersmai are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, hot deserts, arable land, ponds, and canals and ditches. Its habitat is primarily semi-arid sparsely vegetated areas, and it is also thought to be adapted to some disturbed areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Barbarophryne brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T54594A179954755. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Beukema, W.; P. de Pous; D. Donaire-Barroso; S. Bogaerts; J. Garcia-Porta; D. Escoriza; O. Arribas; E.H. El Mouden; S. Carranza (2013). "Review of the systematics, distribution, biogeography and natural history of Moroccan amphibians". Zootaxa. 3661: 1–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3661.1.1. hdl:10261/115638.
- Halliday, T. (2016). The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. University Of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0226184654.