Ansonia inthanon

Ansonia inthanon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ansonia
Species:
A. inthanon
Binomial name
Ansonia inthanon
Matsui [fr], Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1998

Ansonia inthanon is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

A small stream toad, measuring only 22-26mm in length.[2] Its natural habitat is near torrents in subtropical forest on sloping land.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, use by medical research (although this is not a significant threat) and by the introduced American bullfrog.[4] Though it is only known from Doi Inthanon National Park and Thongphaphum in Kanchanaburi Province,[5] it is not rare in suitable habitat. The species was recently discovered in a third locality, Doi Suthep National Park in Chiang Mai Province,[6] and may also exist in similar habitat in northern Thailand and adjacent Myanmar.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ansonia inthanon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54470A84833347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54470A84833347.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Matsui 1998
  3. ^ Matsui 1998
  4. ^ van Dijk 2004
  5. ^ van Dijk 2004
  6. ^ Hakim 2016

Sources

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  • Hakim, Jonathan (2016). "Inthanon Stream Toad". Bangkok Herps. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  • Matsui, Masafumi; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin; Panha, Somsak (December 1998). "A New Ansonia from Northern Thailand (Anura: Bufonidae)". Herpetologica. 54 (4): 448–454.
  • van Dijk, P.P.; Khonsue, W. (2004). "Ansonia inthanon". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.