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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Archaeobatrachia
Familia: Bombinatoridae
Genus: Barbourula
Species: B. busuangensis - B. kalimantanensis

Name

Barbourula Taylor & Noble, 1924

Type species: Barbourula busuangensis Taylor & Noble, 1924

References

* Taylor and Noble, 1924, Am. Mus. Novit., 121: 1.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Barbourula access date 14 July 2008

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Jungle Toads

Barbourula is a genus of amphibian commonly referred to as jungle toads. They are small toads of the fire-bellied toad family, Bombinatoridae, found in the Philippines and Borneo.
Species

Image Name Distribution
Barbourula busuangensis05.jpg Philippine flat-headed frog (B. busuangensis) or Busuanga jungle toad Busuanga, Culion, Balabac, and Palawan islands in the Philippines.
Bornean flat-headed frog (B. kalimantanensis) or Kalimantan jungle toad Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.

References

Amphibian Species of the World, Barbourula
Living Underworld, Bombinatoridae

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Biology Encyclopedia

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