''Melanophryniscus'' is a genus of
toads in the family
Bufonidae.
[ They are found in northern half of Argentina, southern ]Bolivia
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, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Common name South American redbelly toads has been coined for them.[
]
Species
There are 31 recognized species:[
The AmphibiaWeb also recognizes ''Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai'',][ which the Amphibian Species of the World treats as synonym of ''Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus''.][
]
References
External links
* Taxo
''Melanophryniscus''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20160606043808/http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 3, 2008).
* Taxo
''Melanophryniscus''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Amphibians of South America
Amphibian genera
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