Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti (Hewitt & Methuen, 1912)
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.
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti, Limpopo, South Africa
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Open encyclopedia reference
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti is a species of small toad found in southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe). It is known under many common names, including Fenoulhet's toad, Fenoulhet's pygmy toad, and northern pygmy toad. It grows to a maximum size of 43 mm.
These frogs are associated with rocky areas and are found in Bushveld vegetation.
Wikipedia contributors, Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:55:19.066765+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti (Hewitt & Methuen, 1912)
- Name authority
- (Hewitt & Methuen, 1912)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Poyntonophrynus
- 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
- genusPoyntonophrynus Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan et al., 2006
- speciesPoyntonophrynus fenoulheti (Hewitt & Methuen, 1912)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poyntonophrynus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Poyntonophrynus hoeschi (Ahl, 1934) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus kavangensis (Poynton & Broadley, 1988) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus pachnodes Ceríaco, Marques, Bandeira, Agarwal, Stanley, Bauer, Heinicke & Blackburn, 2018 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus parkeri (Loveridge, 1932) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus vertebralis (Smith, 1848) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus fernandae Baptista, Vaz Pinto, Keates, Lobón-Rovira, Edwards & Rödel, 2023 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Poyntonophrynus grindleyi (Poynton, 1963) | 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 dombensis fenoulheti Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 | synonym |
| Bufo fenoulheti fenoulheti Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 | synonym |
| Bufo fenoulheti obtusum Hewitt, 1925 Hewitt, 1925 | synonym |
| Bufo vertebralis albiventris Power, 1927 Power, 1927 | synonym |
| Bufo vertebralis fenoulheti Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 | synonym |
| Bufo fenoulheti rhodesianus Hewitt, 1932 Hewitt, 1932 | synonym |
| Bufo fenoulheti Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 Hewitt & Methuen, 1912 | 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=773652 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:787GS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.