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Gastrophryne

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Gastrophryninae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Gastrophryne

Higher classification
  
Microhylinae

Order
  
Frog

Gastrophryne Gastrophryne olivacea photos

Lower classifications
  
Gastrophryne carolinensis, Gastrophryne olivacea, Hypopachus ustus, Gastrophryne elegans, Hypopachus pictiventris

Calling male eastern narrow mouthed toad gastrophryne carolinensis


Gastrophryne, the narrowmouth toads (also American narrowmouth toads, North American narrow-mouthed toads), is a genus of microhylid frogs found in the Americas between Honduras and southern United States. Its name means ‘belly-toad’, referring to its large belly, from the Ancient Greek gastēr (γαστήρ, ‘belly, stomach’) and phrunē (φρύνη, ‘toad’).

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Gastrophryne Western Narrowmouthed Toad Gastrophryne olivacea Amphibians of

Gastrophryne is closely related to Hypopachus. Some species that were earlier placed in Gastrophryne were more closely related to Hypopachus, rendering the genus paraphyletic. This has been rectified by moving some species (Gastrophryne usta and Gastrophryne pictiventris) to Hypopachus.

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Species

The currently recognized species are:

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  • Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - eastern narrow-mouthed toad
  • Gastrophryne elegans (Boulenger, 1882) - elegant narrow-mouthed toad
  • Gastrophryne mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1943)
  • Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad

  • Gastrophryne southwesternherpcomimagesolivacea2jpg

    Gastrophryne Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Discover Life

    References

    Gastrophryne Wikipedia


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