Bush toads facts for kids
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Oreophrynella
Boulenger, 1895
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8 species; see table. |
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Oreophrynella (bush toads) is a genus of true toads. They live in southern Venezuela, Guyana and far northern Brazil.
Species
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| Oreophrynella cryptica Señaris, 1995 | |
| Oreophrynella dendronastes Lathrop and MacCulloch, 2007 | |
| Oreophrynella huberi Diego-Aransay and Gorzula, 1990 | Bolivar Bush Toad |
| Oreophrynella macconnelli Boulenger, 1900 | MacConnell's Bush Toad |
| Oreophrynella nigra Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 | Pebble Toad |
| Oreophrynella quelchii Boulenger, 1895 | Roraima Bush Toad |
| Oreophrynella vasquezi Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 | |
| Oreophrynella weiassipuensis Señaris, DoNascimento, and Villarreal, 2005 |
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Oreophrynella. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Oreophrynella. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Oreophrynella at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Oreophrynella at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Oreophrynella at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
See also
In Spanish: Oreophrynella para niños
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