Adenomus

Adenomus
Adenomus kelaartii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Adenomus
Cope, 1861
Type species
Adenomus badioflavus
Cope, 1860

Adenomus is a small genus of true toads, with only two species, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Adenomus kandianus was considered as extinct for 133 years, but was rediscovered in October 2009 in the Kandy area.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AmphibiaWeb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Meegaskumbura et al. 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis; Dulan Ranga Vidanapathirana; Nethu Wickramasinghe (2012). "Back from the dead: The world's rarest toad Adenomus kandianus rediscovered in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3347: 63–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3498.1.4.