Pelobatrachus

Pelobatrachus
Long-nosed horned frog (P. nasutus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Subfamily: Megophryinae
Genus: Pelobatrachus
Beddard, 1908 "1907"
Species

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Not to be confused with Palaeobatrachus or Peltobatrachus.

Pelobatrachus is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. It was formerly synonymized with Megophrys until 2021, when it was revived as a distinct genus. They inhabit Southeast Asia, namely the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Their common name is clay horned toads.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Pelobatrachus Beddard, 1908 "1907" | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Megophryidae". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ Lyu, Zhi-Tong; Zeng, Zhao-Chi; Wang, Jian; Liu, Zu-Yao; Huang, Ya-Qiong; Li, Wen-Zhou; Wang, Ying-Yong (2021-02-11). "Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus". Zootaxa. 4927 (1): 9–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.