Pygmy Toads
Poyntonophrynus
Poyntonophrynus, also known as pygmy toads, are a genus consisting of ten true toad species native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Originally, all Poyntonophrynus species were included in the genus Bufo. The genus was split due to large enough taxonomic divergence as evidenced by molecular markers. The genus is named in honour of John Charles Poynton, South African herpetologist, with phrynus being Greek for toad.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Fenoulhet's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Southern Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus vertebralis
Hoesch's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus hoeschi
Dombe Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus dombensis
Grindley's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus grindleyi
Naukluft Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus jordani
Beira Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus beiranus
Damaraland Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus damaranus
Parker's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus parkeri
Kavango Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus kavangensis
Fernanda's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus fernandae
Grandison's Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus grandisonae
Poyntonophrynus pachnodes
speciesPoyntonophrynus pachnodes
Nambo Pygmy Toad
speciesPoyntonophrynus nambensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64810.