Ingerophrynus galeatus (Günther, 1864)
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 bony-headed toad (Ingerophrynus galeatus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
It is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Earlier it has been also reported from Hainan Island (China), but these have now been named as a new species, Ingerophrynus ledongensis.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Bony-headed 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 galeatus (Günther, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1864)
- 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 galeatus (Günther, 1864)
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 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 |
| Ingerophrynus philippinicus (Boulenger, 1887) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Qianbufo galeatus (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Bufo galeatus Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | 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=773599 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:6N7MS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.