Blaira
| Blaira | |
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| Blaira ornata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Blaira Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 |
| Type species | |
Ansonia ornata Günther, "1876" 1875
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ghatophryne | |
Blaira is a small genus of
Ansonia rubigina was moved based on its morphological similarity and distribution.[2]
Description
Blaira are small-sized toads with adult males measuring up to 30 mm (1.2 in) and females up to 35 mm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length. The
dorsum is reddish brown; ventrum is dark brownish black with prominent yellowish-orange spots. They do not possess parotoid glands. Fingers are free of webbing whereas the toes are medium webbed. Skin on dorsum has sparsely granular projections, especially on anterior half of the body. Eggs are non-pigmented. Tadpoles have a suctorial disk, an adaptation to mountain streams.[2]
Species
This small genus has two species at present:[1][3]
- Blaira ornata (Günther, 1876) — ornate toad, Malabar torrent toad, or black torrent toad
- Blaira rubigina (Pillai and Pattabiraman, 1981) — Kerala stream toad, Silent Valley torrent toad, or red torrent toad
References
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- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ghatophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ PMID 19968866.
- ^ "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.