...Many species are large, with a body length of 10 to 15 cm. The largest are the cane toad B. marinus (illustration) and the Colombian toad B. blombergi , both of the Bufo genus, which are found in tropical America and have a maximum body length of just over 20 cm. However, the Rose's Toad B. rosei of South Africa is only about 3 cm long, and the forest toad Pelophryne of Southeast Asia is only 2 to 3 cm. In general, they have a stocky body shape with a wide head and thick body, short hind legs, and poorly developed webbed toes. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Pelophryne" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…体長10~15cmの大型種が多く,最大はヒキガエル属Bufoの熱帯アメリカに分布するオオヒキガエルB.marinus(イラスト)やコロンビアヒキガエルB.blombergiの最大体長20cmあまり。しかし南アフリカのローズヒキガエルB.roseiは体長約3cm,東南アジアのモリヒキガエル属Pelophryneなどは2~3cmに過ぎない。一般に体型はずんぐりしており頭部が幅広く胴も太く,後肢が短くてあしゆびの間の水かきは発達が悪い。… ※「Pelophryne」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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