Ansonia (frog)
Genus of amphibians
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Ansonia is a genus of true toads found in south India, northern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman Island, Borneo, and Mindanao (Philippines).[1] These small forest species spawn in streams and have torrent-adapted tadpoles.[2] Common name stream toads has been coined for the genus, although individual species are also being referred to as slender toads.[1]
The genus was named by Stoliczka after the governor of Penang, Colonel Edward Anson.[3]

Species
There are currently over 36 species in this genus:[1][4]
| Binomial name and authority | Common name | |
|---|---|---|
| Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 | whitebelly stream toad | |
| Ansonia echinata Inger & Stuebing, 2009 | spiny slender toad | |
| Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006 | Endau stream toad[5] | |
| Ansonia fuliginea (Mocquard, 1890) | North Borneo stream toad | |
| Ansonia glandulosa (Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2004) | ||
| Ansonia guibei Inger, 1966 | Mesilau stream toad | |
| Ansonia hanitschi Inger, 1960 | Kadamaian stream toad | |
| Ansonia inthanon Matsui, Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1998 | Inthanon stream toad | |
| Ansonia jeetsukumarani Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | ||
| Ansonia khaochangensis Grismer, Wood, Aowphol, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, Aguilar, and Grismer, 2016 | ||
| Ansonia kraensis Matsui, Khonsue, & Nabhitabhata, 2005 | Kra stream toad[2] | |
| Ansonia kyaiktiyoensis Quah, Grismer, Wood, Thura, Oaks, and Lin, 2019 | ||
| Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 | Sambas stream toad | |
| Ansonia latiffi Wood, Grismer, Norhayati, and Senawi, 2008 | ||
| Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006 | ||
| Ansonia leptopus (Günther, 1872) | Matang stream toad | |
| Ansonia longidigita Inger, 1960 | long-fingered stream toad | |
| Ansonia lumut Chan, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Quah, Sumarli, and Grismer, 2014 | mossy stream toad | |
| Ansonia malayana Inger, 1960 | pigmy false toad | |
| Ansonia mcgregori (Taylor, 1922) | McGregor's stream toad | |
| Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 | tiny stream toad | |
| Ansonia muelleri (Boulenger, 1887) | Muller's stream toad | |
| Ansonia penangensis Stoliczka, 1870 | Penang stream toad | |
| Ansonia phuketensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | ||
| Ansonia pilokensis Matsui, Khonsue, and Panha, 2018 | ||
| Ansonia platysoma (Inger, 1960 | Luidan stream toad | |
| Ansonia siamensis Kiew, 1985 | Siamese stream toad | |
| Ansonia smeagol Davies et al., 2016 | Precious stream toad[6] | |
| Ansonia spinulifer (Mocquard, 1890) | Kina Balu stream toad | |
| Ansonia teneritas Waser et al., 2016 | Gracile slender toad | |
| Ansonia thinthinae Wilkinson, Sellas, and Vindum, 2012 | ||
| Ansonia tiomanica Hendrickson, 1966 | Pulo Tioman stream toad | |
| Ansonia torrentis Dring, 1983 | Gunung Mulu stream toad | |
| Ansonia vidua Hertwig, Min, Haas, and Das, 2014 | widow slender toad | |
| Ansonia Infernalis Suwannapoom, Grismer, Pawangkhanant & Poyarkov, 2022 | Infernal Stream Toad | |
| Ansonia Karen Suwannapoom, Grismer, Pawangkhanant, Naiduangchan, Yushchenko, Arkhipov, Wilkinson & Poyarkov, 2021 | ||