Amazophrynella
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| Amazophrynella | |
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| Amazophrynella minuta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Amazophrynella Fouquet et al, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| Atelopus minutus Melin, 1941 | |
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Amazophrynella is a genus of toads in the family Bufonidae.[3][4] They are found throughout the Amazon Basin.[3]
Species of the genus Amazophrynella are small toads measuring 12–27 mm (0.47–1.06 in) in snout–vent length. The hind limbs are well developed. The parotoid glands are absent, as are vocal slits and tympana. The skin is uniformly and finely granulose. Dorsal coloration is cryptic.[2]
Species of the genus Amazophrynella are pond breeders, which is presumably an ancestral trait in bufonids (most Dendrophryniscus breed in phytotelmata).[2]
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