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| Beduka amboli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Beduka |
| Species: | B. amboli |
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| Beduka amboli | |
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Beduka amboli, sometimes known as the Amboli lateritic toad,[1] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and known only from the vicinity of Amboli in Maharashtra.[3] It was described as a new species in 2009 and placed in the now defunct genus Xanthophryne with its sister species Xanthophryne [Beduka] konyaensis.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]When the species was moved to the Beduka genus, the species epithet was changed from tigrina to amboli to avoid confusion with another frog species in southern India, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus.[2]
Description
[edit]This species is medium-sized for a toad, males are smaller (male snout–vent length 28–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in), female 33–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in)), somewhat elongated with a broken canthal ridge. They are yellowish with dark stripes on top and sides of the body and lack webbing between the toes and fingers.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]Breeding takes place in temporary ponds in cavities within lateritic rock. About 30–35 eggs are laid in a clutch.[4]
Habitat and conservation
[edit]This species inhabits high-altitude (>800m ASL) ferricrete plateaus and lateritic meadows. It is classified as Endangered by the IUCN because it occurs only at a single location and its habitat is fragmented by human development.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Beduka amboli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T189700A166115894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T189700A166115894.en.
- 1 2 Dubois, Alain; Ohler, Annemarie; Pyron, R. Alexander (2021). "New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians (Lissamphibia)". Megataxa. 5 (1). doi:10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Beduka amboli Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Biju, S.D.; Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Giri, Varad B.; Loader, Simon P.; Bossuyt, Franky (2009). "Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India". BMC Research Notes. 2: 241. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-2-241. PMC 2797014. PMID 19968866.