Mertensophryne melanopleura
| Mertensophryne melanopleura | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. melanopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne melanopleura Schmidt & Inger, 1959 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo melanopleura | |
Mertensophryne melanopleura is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
References
- Channing, A., Tandy, M. & Poynton, J.C. 2004. Bufo melanopleura. 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.