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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}<br />
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| image = Ghatophryne ornata or Malabar Torrent Toad.jpg<br />
| image_caption = ''[[Blaira ornata]]''<br />
| taxon = Ghatophryne<br />
| authority = [[Alain Dubois|Dubois]], [[Annemarie Ohler|Ohler]], and Pyron, 2021 <br />
| type_species = ''[[Ghatophryne ornata|Ansonia ornata]]''<br />
| type_species_authority = Günther, "1876" 1875<br />
| diversity = 2 species (see [[#Species|text]])<br />
| synonyms = ''Ghatophryne'' <br />
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'''''Blaira''''' is a small genus of [[Bufonidae|true toads]] endemic to the southern [[Western Ghats]], India.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Ghatophryne |title=''Ghatophryne'' Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> The genus was erected in 2021 as a valid substitute name for '''''Ghatophryne''''' which was created in 2009 for ''[[Ghatophryne ornata|Ansonia ornata]]'' which was found to be distinct enough to warrant its own genus. This was however considered an invalid description as it was published in an only a digital medium (before 2012, the ICZN rules were subsequently modified); ''[[Ghatophryne rubigina|Ansonia rubigina]]'' was moved based on its morphological similarity and distribution.<ref name=Biju>{{cite journal |last1=Biju|first1=S.D.|last2=Van Bocxlaer|first2=Ines|last3=Giri|first3=Varad B.|last4=Loader|first4=Simon P.|last5=Bossuyt|first5=Franky |title=Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India |journal=BMC Research Notes |year=2009 |volume=2 |page=241 |doi=10.1186/1756-0500-2-241|pmid=19968866|pmc=2797014|doi-access=free}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
''Blaira'' are small-sized toads with adult males measuring up to {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} and females up to {{convert|35|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is reddish brown; ventrum is dark brownish black with prominent yellowish-orange spots. They do not possess [[parotoid gland]]s. Fingers are free of webbing whereas the toes are medium webbed. Skin on dorsum has sparsely granular projections, especially on anterior half of the body. Eggs are non-pigmented. [[Tadpole]]s have a suctorial disk, an adaptation to mountain streams.<ref name=Biju/><br />
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==Species==<br />
This small genus has two species at present:<ref name=frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Bufonidae.shtml|title=Bufonidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref><br />
* ''[[Blaira ornata]]'' <small>(Günther, 1876)</small> — ornate toad, Malabar torrent toad, or black torrent toad<br />
* ''[[Blaira rubigina]]'' <small>(Pillai and Pattabiraman, 1981)</small> — Kerala stream toad, Silent Valley torrent toad, or red torrent toad<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons category|Ghatophryne}}<br />
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[[Category:Blaira| ]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibians of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibian genera]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Alain Dubois]]</div>Tyrone73H144