Global distribution of Genus duttaphrynus

Pratihar, Suman; Das, Sandeep; Patra, Bidhan Chandra; Acharyya, Nirupam; Deuti, Kaushik

doi:10.21608/eajbsz.2014.13498

Global distribution of Genus duttaphrynus

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Science and Technology, Government of India working at Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102 and Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

² Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala, India.

³ Aquaculture Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721 102, West Bengal, India.

⁴ Department of Remote Sensing & G.I.S. Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, India

⁵ Head, Division of Herpetology, ZSI, FPS Building, Indian Museum, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India.

10.21608/eajbsz.2014.13498

Abstract

29 Duttaphrynus species are reported from all over the world. This genus was previously assigned to Bufo melanostictus group. Frost et al. suggested that Duttaphrynus is only distantly related to other Asiatic bufonids and consequently moved these species in 2006 to a separate genus. Duttaphrynus is a genus of true toads. It is endemic to southwestern and southern China and throughout southern Asia. Out of them, 19 species are reported only from India. Duttaphrynus melanostictus is the most widely distributed species.This melanostictus group is distinguished by presence of orbital cranial ridge, vocal sac when present having surrounding muscles with melanophore.

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