''Ansonia'' is a genus of

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found in south

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, northern

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, and Mindanao (

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). These small forest species spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted

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s. Common name stream toads has been coined for the genus, although individual species are also being referred to as slender toads. The genus was named by Stoliczka after the governor of Penang, Colonel Edward Anson.Description
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Species

There are currently over 34 species in this genus:

References

External links

* taxo
''Ansonia''
at http://www.eol.org. * Taxo
''Ansonia''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20160606043808/http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 30, 2008). * Taxo
''Ansonia''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Amphibian genera Frogs of Asia Taxa named by Ferdinand Stoliczka {{Bufonidae-stub