Mahenge Toad | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Mertensophryne |
Species: | M. loveridgei |
Binomial name | |
Mertensophryne loveridgei Poynton, 1991 |
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Synonyms | |
Stephopaedes loveridgei |
The Mahenge Toad, Mertensophryne loveridgei, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania; its common name refers to the Mahenge plateau where it can be found.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.