Wolterstorffina

Life-forms

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: Wolterstorffina
Species: W. chirioi – W. mirei – W. parvipalmata
Name

Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939

Type species: Nectophryne parvipalmata Werner, 1898
Synonyms

Stenoglossa Andersson, 1903

Wolterstorffina parvipalmata

References

Mertens, 1939, Abh. Ber. Mus. Nat. Heimatkd. Magdeburg, 7: 122.

Vernacular names
English: Wolterstorff Toads

Wolterstorffina, also known as Wolterstorff toads, is a genus of "true toads" (family Bufonidae)[1][2][3] native to Nigeria and Cameroon.[1] Its sister taxon is either genus Werneria or the clade Werneria+Nectophryne.[1] The name of the genus honours German geologist and herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.[4]
Species

The three species are:[1][2]

Wolterstorffina chirioi Boistel & Amiet, 2001
Wolterstorffina mirei (Perret, 1971) Mount Oku Wolterstorff toad
Wolterstorffina parvipalmata (Werner, 1898) Cameroon Wolterstorff toad

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
"Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
"Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.