''Nannophryne'' is a small genus of
true toad
A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs). The bufonids now ...
s, family Bufonidae,
[ from South America. They are found in central Andean Peru south to southern Chile and adjacent Argentina.]
Taxonomy
The genus was placed in synonymy
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with ''Bufo
''Bufo'' is a genus of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae. As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus containing a large number of toads from much of the world but following taxonomic reviews most of these have been moved to ...
'' by George Albert Boulenger
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in 1894,[ but it was resurrected in 2006 by ]Frost
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when splitting the then very large ''Bufo'' into smaller, monophyletic
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# the grouping contains its own most recent co ...
genera.subgenus
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of ''Bufo'', still has some following.[
]
Species
There are four species in this genus:[
* '']Nannophryne apolobambica
''Nannophryne apolobambica'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its Type locality (biology), type locality on the banks of Pelechuco River, Cordillera Apolobamba, in the Franz Tamayo Provinc ...
'' (De la Riva, Ríos, and Aparicio, 2005)
* '' Nannophryne cophotis'' (Boulenger, 1900)
* '' Nannophryne corynetes'' (Duellman and Ochoa-M., 1991)
* '' Nannophryne variegata'' Günther, 1870
References
Amphibian genera
Amphibians of South America
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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