Mertensophryne howelli
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| Mertensophryne howelli | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. howelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne howelli Poynton & Clarke, 1999 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stephopaedes howelli | |
Mertensophryne howelli is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Poynton, J.C. & Howell, K. 2004. Stephopaedes howelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Frost, D. R.; Grant, T.; Faivovich, J. N.; Bain, R. H.; Haas, A.; Haddad, C. L. F. B.; De Sá, R. O.; Channing, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Donnellan, S. C.; Raxworthy, C. J.; Campbell, J. A.; Blotto, B. L.; Moler, P.; Drewes, R. C.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Lynch, J. D.; Green, D. M.; Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 1–291. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5781.
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