Mertensophryne uzunguensis
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| Mertensophryne uzunguensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. uzunguensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne uzunguensis Loveridge, 1932 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo uzunguensis | |
Mertensophryne uzunguensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Howell, K., Poynton, J.C., Tandy, M. & Menegon, M. 2004. Bufo uzunguensis. 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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