TY - JOUR AU - Biju, SD AU - Van Bocxlaer, Ines AU - Giri, Varad B. AU - Loader, Simon P. AU - Bossuyt, Franky PY - 2009 DA - 2009/12/07 TI - Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 241 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Bufonidae are a large family of toads with a subcosmopolitan distribution. Recent molecular phylogenetic analyses have revealed a radiation of toads (Adenominae) with distinct adult and larval ecomorphs on the Southern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The Indian torrential species "Ansonia" ornata has a basal position in this clade and does not group with South-East Asian Ansonia. Additionally, the nested position of "Bufo" koynayensis and an undescribed sister species, and their distinct ecologies including a non-typical egg-laying strategy within bufonids, support the recognition of a second distinct genus. In this paper we describe two new genera and one new species from the Adenominae clade. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-241 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-2-241 ID - Biju2009 ER -