Ansonia (frog)
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Ansonia is a genus of true toads found in south India, northern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman Island, Borneo, and Mindanao (Philippines).[1] These small forest species spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted tadpoles.[2] Common name stream toads has been coined for the genus, although individual species are also being referred to as slender toads.[1]
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Ansonia | |
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Kinabalu slender toad | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 |
Diversity | |
36 species (see text) |
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The genus was named by Stoliczka after the governor of Penang, Colonel Edward Anson.[3]