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Melanophryniscus

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Melanophryniscus is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae.[1][2] They are found in northern half of Argentina, southern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Common name South American redbelly toads has been coined for them.[1]

Species

There are 31 recognized species:[1]

The AmphibiaWeb also recognizes Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai,[2] which the Amphibian Species of the World treats as synonym of Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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Melanophryniscus: Brief Summary

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Melanophryniscus is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found in northern half of Argentina, southern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Common name South American redbelly toads has been coined for them.

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