Inyanga toad [SEP] parent taxon
Inyanga toad
The Inyanga toad or Inyangani toad ("Vandijkophrynus inyangae") is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is known from the Inyanga Mountains of eastern Zimbabwe at elevations of asl; it is expected to occur in the adjacent Mozambique but has not been recorded there, probably because of lack of surveys. Originally described as a subspecies of "Bufo gariepensis" (now "Vandijkophrynus gariepensis"), most recent treatments have treated it as a full species.
Natural habitats of these toads are montane
a subspecies of the eastern narrowmouth toad, "G. carolinensis".
There are no valid subspecies of this taxon at this time.
This taxon was originally divided into two subspecies but in 2012 the western subspecies was elevated to full species status ("Gastrophryne mazatlanensis" = the Sinaloan Narrow-mouthed Toad).
External links.
- "Gastrophryne olivacea" in Amphibiaweb.org
- Herps of Texas: "Gastrophryne olivacea"
- Amphibian Species of the World: "Gastrophryne olivacea"