Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The cross toad, hourglass toad or slender-legged toad (Leptophryne borbonica) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and possibly Brunei and the outskirts of Singapore.
Its natural habitat is subtropical to tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical to tropical moist montane forest, typically near creeks and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss as well as the spread of chytrid fungus.
Wikipedia contributors, Cross toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:59:11.211315+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Tschudi, 1838)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Leptophryne
- 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
- genusLeptophryne Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesLeptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptophryne cruentata (Tschudi, 1838) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptophryne javanica Hamidy, Munir, Mumpuni, Rahmania & Kholik, 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nectophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Hylaplesia borbonica Tschudi, 1838 Tschudi, 1838 | synonym |
| Hysaplesia borbonica Boie in Schlegel, 1826 Boie in Schlegel, 1826 | synonym |
| Nectophryne sumatrana Van Kampen, 1910 Van Kampen, 1910 | synonym |
| Bufo borbonicus (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Bufo jerboa Boulenger, 1890 Boulenger, 1890 | synonym |
| Cacophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | 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=550273 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3TT6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.