Altiphrynoides

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Altiphrynoides
Species: A. malcolmi – A. osgoodi
Name

Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987

Type species: Nectophrynoides malcolmi Grandison, 1978
Synonyms

Spinophrynoides Dubois, 1987

References

Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 27.

Vernacular names
English: Ethiopia Toads

Altiphrynoides is a genus of toads, commonly referred to as Ethiopian toads. They are restricted to highlands of south-central Ethiopia in the Arussi, Bale and Sidamo Provinces.[1] Both species are threatened by habitat loss.[2] They were formerly included in Nectophrynoides, but lack the unusual reproductive mode of those species (they lay eggs, while Nectophrynoides give birth to fully developed young). Conversely, some authorities treat Altiphrynoides as a monotypic genus for A. malcolmi, placing A. osgoodi in another monotypic genus, Spinophrynoides.[2][3]
Species

There are two species:[1][4][5]

Binomial name and author	Common name
Altiphrynoides malcolmi (Grandison, 1978)	Malcolm's Ethiopian toad
Altiphrynoides osgoodi (Loveridge, 1932)	Osgood's Ethiopian toad

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
Stuart et al., eds. (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. IUCN. Pp. 156 and 204. ISBN 978-84-96553-41-5
Wells (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. P. 487. ISBN 978-0-226-89334-1
"Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.