Firouzophrynus is a genus of amphibians in the family Bufonidae found in parts of the Middle East and South Asia.[1] This genus was named in 2020 by Iranian herpetologists Barbod Safaei-Mahroo and Hanyeh Ghaffari in honor of Eskandar Firouz, founder of environment department in Iran, who died in 2020.[2][3][4][5]

Species

Firouzophrynus contains 5 species :

References

  1. ^ "Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ^ "Firouzophrynus Safaei-Mahroo & Ghaffari, 2020". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. ^ "ZooBank.org". zoobank.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ^ "Firouzophrynus | Amphibians". www.indianamphibians.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ^ Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod; Ghaffari, Hanyeh (July 2020). The Complete Guide to Amphibians of Iran: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation. University of Kurdistan Press. ISBN 987-622-6702-41-6. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid prefix (help)


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