Ingerophrynus philippinicus (Boulenger, 1887)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Philippine Toad (Ingerophrynus philippinicus). Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Philippine toad (Ingerophrynus philippinicus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, intertidal marches, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Wikipedia contributors, Philippine toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:40:30.864014+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ingerophrynus philippinicus (Boulenger, 1887)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1887)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Ingerophrynus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusIngerophrynus Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan et al., 2006
- speciesIngerophrynus philippinicus (Boulenger, 1887)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ingerophrynus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ingerophrynus claviger (Peters, 1863) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus ledongensis (Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Hu, Ye & Huang, 2009) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus macrotis (Boulenger, 1887) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus parvus (Boulenger, 1887) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus (Boulenger, 1887) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus galeatus (Günther, 1864) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus biporcatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus celebensis (Günther, 1859) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus divergens (Peters, 1871) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus gollum Grismer, 2007 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ingerophrynus kumquat (Das & Lim, 2001) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bufo biporcatus philippinicus Boulenger, 1887 Boulenger, 1887 | synonym |
| Bufo philippinicus Boulenger, 1887 Boulenger, 1887 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773604 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PQ62. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.