Wolterstorffina

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Wolterstorffina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Wolterstorffina
Mertens, 1939
Type species
Nectophryne parvipalmata
Werner, 1898
Diversity
3 species (see text)

Wolterstorffina, also known as Wolterstorff toads, is a genus of "true toads" (family Bufonidae)[1][2][3] native to Nigeria and Cameroon.[1] Its sister taxon is either genus Werneria or the clade Werneria+Nectophryne.[1] The name of the genus honours German geologist and herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.[4]

Species

The three species are:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

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