Pelophryne brevipes

Pelophryne brevipes is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found on the islands of Mindanao and Basilan.[2] Records from elsewhere in Southeast Asia (as in IUCN (2004)[1]) refer to Pelophryne signata or possibly other species.[3][4] Common names Southeast Asian toadlet[5] and Zamboanga flathead toad have been coined for it.[2]

Pelophryne brevipes
Male Pelophryne brevipes from Mount Lumot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Pelophryne
Species:
P. brevipes
Binomial name
Pelophryne brevipes
(Peters, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hylaplesia brevipes Peters, 1867
  • Bufo brevipes (Peters, 1867)

Description

Adult males measure about 16–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) and adult females about 17 mm (0.7 in) in snout–vent length. The finger discs are expanded but truncate. Males have mandibular spines.[4] The male advertisement call is a soft "beep".[6]

Habitat and conservation

Pelophryne brevipes occurs on the surfaces of shrubs and understory trees near running water. It appears to tolerate some degree of forest disturbance and has been found on ornamental plants around buildings on forest edges.[6] Pelophryne brevipes has been assessed as of "least concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but this assessment assumes that the species has a broad range in Southeast Asia[1] and needs updating.[6]

References
  1. Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob, Leong Tzi Ming, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Kumthorn Thirakhupt, Indraneil Das, Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni, Robert Inger, Robert Stuebing, Paul Yambun, Maklarin Lakim 2004. Pelophryne brevipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54866A11217332. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54866A11217332.en. Downloaded on 22 March 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pelophryne brevipes (Peters, 1867)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pelophryne signata (Boulenger, 1895)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. Inger, Robert F. & Stuebing, Robert B. (2009). "New species and new records of Bornean frogs (Amphibia: Anura)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57: 527–535. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  5. "Pelophryne brevipes". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. Sanguila, Marites B.; Cobb, Kerry A.; Siler, Cameron D.; Diesmos, Arvin C.; Alcala, Angel C. & Brown, Rafe M. (2016). "The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands". ZooKeys (624): 1–132. doi:10.3897/zookeys.624.9814. PMC 5096358. PMID 27833422.
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