''Pelobatrachus'' is a

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of frogs in the

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Megophryidae Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to th ...

. It was formerly synonymized with '' Megophrys'' until 2021, when it was revived as a distinct genus. They inhabit

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, namely the

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and the

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. Their common name is clay horned toads.

Taxonomy

The following species are recognized in the genus ''Pelobatrachus'': * '' Pelobatrachus baluensis'' — Kinabalu horned frog * '' Pelobatrachus edwardinae'' — Edwardine's horned toad * '' Pelobatrachus kalimantanensis'' — Kalimantan horned frog * '' Pelobatrachus kobayashii'' — Kobayashi's horned frog * '' Pelobatrachus ligayae'' — Palawan horned frog * '' Pelobatrachus nasutus'' — long-nosed horned frog or Malayan horned frog * '' Pelobatrachus stejnegeri'' — Mindanao horned frog

References

Pelobatrachus Megophryidae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Asia {{Megophryidae-stub