Ansonia penangensis

Ansonia penangensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Penang Island, Malaysia.[2] Records from elsewhere represent other species; the mainland records are referable to Ansonia malayana and Ansonia jeetsukumarani.[2][3]

Ansonia penangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ansonia
Species:
A. penangensis
Binomial name
Ansonia penangensis
Stoliczka, 1870
Synonyms[2]

Bufo penangensis (Stoliczka, 1870)

Its natural habitats are rocky streams in rainforests.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Ansonia penangensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54479A3015679. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54479A3015679.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. Quah, E. S. H.; Grismer, L. L.; Muin, M. A.; Anuar, S. M. S. (2011). "Re-discovery and re-description of Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Penang Island, Malaysia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2807: 57–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2807.1.4.


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