Xanthophryne koynayensis
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| image = Xanthophryne koynayensis, an adult male.jpg
| image_caption = Adult male
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Xanthophryne koynayensis
| authority = (Soman, 1963)
| synonyms = Bufo koynayensis Soman, 1963
Bufo sulphureus Grandison and Daniel, 1964
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Xanthophryne koynayensis (common names: Humbali Village toad, chrome-yellow toad, Koyna toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India where it is known from Koyna (including Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary) in the Maharashtra state.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Xanthophryne/Xanthophryne-koynayensis |title=Xanthophryne koynayensis (Soman, 1963) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=24 July 2014}} Formerly included in the genus Bufo it has been since made the type species for the genus Xanthophryne and is a sister species of Xanthophryne tigerina.{{cite journal |last1=Biju|first1=S.D.|last2=Van Bocxlaer|first2=Ines|last3=Giri|first3=Varad B.|last4=Loader|first4=Simon P.|last5=Bossuyt|first5=Franky |title=Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India |journal=BMC Research Notes |year=2009 |volume=2 |page=241 |doi=10.1186/1756-0500-2-241|pmid=19968866|pmc=2797014|citeseerx=10.1.1.356.3062 |doi-access=free }}
History
Description
Xanthophryne koynayensis are relatively small toads: adult males measure {{convert|24|-|32|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The body is covered by small warts with black tips and dark brown in colour; there are yellow patches on the flanks, thighs, and shoulders. The tympanum is indistinct.
Habitat and conservation
Xanthophryne koynayensis is a rare species. Its natural habitats are moist to wet evergreen forest and dry riparian grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and clear cutting of forests.
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats