Fine Art

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Capensibufo
Species (5): C. deceptus – C. magistratus – C. rosei – C. selenophos – C. tradouwi
Name

Capensibufo Grandison, 1980: 294

Type species: Bufo tradouwi Hewitt, 1926, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Grandison, A.G.C. 1980. A new genus of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Republic of South Africa with remarks on its relationships. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Zoology 39(5): 293–298. BHL

Additional references

Channing, A., Measey, G.J., de Villiers, A.L., Turner, A.A. & Tolley, K.A. 2017. Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei Group (Anura: Bufonidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 4232(2): 282–292. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.11 Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Cape Toads

Capensibufo is a genus of true toads commonly known as Cape toads or mountain toadlets. They are found in the Republic of South Africa from Breede River to north of Knysna, Western Cape Province.[1]
Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Capensibufo:[1]

Capensibufo deceptus Channing, Measey, De Villiers, Turner, and Tolley, 2017 Deception Peak mountain toadlet
Capensibufo magistratus Channing, Measey, De Villiers, Turner, and Tolley, 2017 Landdroskop mountain toadlet
Capensibufo rosei (Hewitt, 1926) Rose's mountain toad
Capensibufo selenophos Channing, Measey, De Villiers, Turner, and Tolley, 2017 Moonlight mountain toadlet
Capensibufo tradouwi (Hewitt, 1926) Tradouw mountain toad

References

"Capensibufo Grandison, 1980 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.

External links

AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Capensibufo. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).
eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Capensibufo at http://www.eol.org.
ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Capensibufo at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 1, 2008).

Amphibia Images

Biology Encyclopedia

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Home - Hellenica World