Wolterstorffina

Wolterstorffina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Wolterstorffina; Mertens, 1939
Type species
	Nectophryne parvipalmata; Werner, 1898
Diversity
	3 species (see text)

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[]

eol – Encyclopedia of Life taxon Wolterstorffina at http://www.eol.org.
GBIF – Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Wolterstorffina at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm

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[Frost-1] 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.

[AmphibiaWeb-2] "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

[3] "Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 11, 2015.

[Beolens_et_al._2013-4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

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