Beduka

Beduka
Type species, Koyna toad (Beduka koynayensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Beduka
Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021
Type species
Bufo koynayensis
Soman, 1963
Diversity
2 species (see text)
Synonyms

Xanthophryne Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009

Beduka is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae, sometimes referred to with the common name, lateritic toads. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. Its sister taxon was previously regarded to be Duttaphrynus, but the newly established Firouzophrynus genus falls between the two. The name Beduka is the Marathi word for toad.

Taxonomy

Beduka subsumed Xanthophryne in 2021, following several issues arising with the latter taxon: 1) Xanthophryne is unavailable as a nomenclature due to International Code of Zoological Nomenclature rules for taxa published online, and 2) the presence of a genus Xanthophryne would render Firouzophrynus paraphyletic.

Description

Beduka are relatively small toads: adult males measure 24–33 mm (0.94–1.30 in) and females 33–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. They have light brown dorsum with a suffusion of dull chrome-yellow; flanks and sides of the abdomen have chrome-yellow patches, sometimes a few continuous bands. The tympanum is indistinct. There is no webbing between the toes and fingers. Eggs are laid in clutches.

Species

There are two species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Beduka Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Dinesh, K.P; Radhakrishman, C.; Deepak, P.; Kulkarni, N.U. (2023). "Fauna of India Checklist" (PDF). Zoological Survey of India.
  5. ↑ Dubois, A.; Crochet, P.-A.; Dickinson, E.C.; Nemésio, A.; Aescht, E.; Bauer, A.M.; Blagoderov, V.; Bour, R.; De Carvalho, M.R.; Desutter-Grandcolas, L.; Frétey, T.; Jäger, P.; Koyamba, V.; Lavilla, E.O.; Löbl, I.; Louchart, A.; Malécot, V.; Schatz, H.; Ohler, A. (2013). "Nomenclatural and taxonomic problems related to the electronic publication of new nomina and nomenclatural acts in zoology, with brief comments on optical discs and on the situation in botany". Zootaxa. 3735 (1): 1–94. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3735.1.1. hdl:11336/29299. PMID 25278042.
  6. ↑ Pyron, R. Alexander; Wiens, John J. (2011). "A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61 (2): 543–583. Bibcode:2011MolPE..61..543A. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.06.012. PMID 21723399.
  7. ↑ "Beduka amboli (Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader & Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.