Frostius
| Frostius | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Frostius Cannatella, 1986[1] |
| Type species | |
| Atelopus pernambucensis Bokermann, 1962
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
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Frostius – known as Frost's toads – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella.[2] It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.[1]
Species
There are only two species in this genus:[2][3]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
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| Frostius erythrophthalmus Pimenta & Caramaschi, 2007 | |
| Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962) | Frost's toad |
References
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