Adenomus
genus of amphibians
Adenomus is a small genus of true toads. It only has three species. These all live in Sri Lanka. Adenomus kandianus was thought to be extinct for 133 years. It was rediscovered in October 2009 in the Kandy area.
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| Adenomus kelaartii | |
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| Genus: | Adenomus Cope, 1861
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Species
change| Binomial Name and Author | Common name |
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| Adenomus dasi Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 1998 | |
| Adenomus kandianus (Günther, 1872) | Kandyan Dwarf Toad |
| Adenomus kelaartii (Günther, 1858) | Kelaart's Toad |
References
change- "Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 - Adenomus". Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- amphibiaweb.org Adenomus kandianus
- Global Amphibian Assessment - Adenomus kandianus Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Pethiyagoda, R. (1998). A synopsis of the Sri Lankan Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura), with description of two new species. J. South Asian nat. Hist., 3(2), 213-248.
- Dutta, S.K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (1996). The Amphibian Fauna of Sri Lanka. WHT, Colombo, Sri Lanka.