Frostius – known as Frost's toads – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella.[2] It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics.[1]
Species
There are only two species in this genus:[2][3]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Frostius erythrophthalmus Pimenta & Caramaschi, 2007 | |
| Frostius pernambucensis (Bokermann, 1962) | Frost's toad |
References
- ^ a b Cannatella, D. C. (1986). "A new genus of bufonid (Anura) from South America, and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical genera". Herpetologica. 42 (2): 197–205. JSTOR 3892388.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Frostius Cannatella, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.