Boulengerula denhardti
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Boulengerula denhardti | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Family: | Caeciliidae |
Genus: | Boulengerula |
Species: | B. denhardti |
Binomial name | |
Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912 | |
Boulengerula denhardti is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. It is only known from its type locality, the Tana River valley, as well as from the Ngaia Forest, Meru County.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loader, S. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Boulengerula denhardti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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