Werneria

For the genus of plant, see Werneria (plant).
Werneria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Werneria
Poche, 1903
Species

6 species; see table.

Werneria (Smalltongue Toads) is a genus of fairly small true toads found near fast-flowing steams in Middle and West Africa with the greatest species richness in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.[1][2] They are generally dark brownish or blackish and have a snout–to-vent length between 3 and 5 cm (1.2–2.0 in).[1] The species generally have small distributions and are considered threatened.[1]

Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Werneria bambutensis (Amiet, 1972) Bamboutos Smalltongue Toad
Werneria iboundji Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels & Böhme, 2004
Werneria mertensiana Amiet, 1976 Mertens' Smalltongue Toad
Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893) Buea Smalltongue Toad
Werneria submontana Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels & Böhme, 2004
Werneria tandyi (Amiet, 1972) Tandy's Smalltongue Toad

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mark-Oliver Rödel, Andreas Schmitz, Olivier S.G. Pauwels, & Wolfgang Böhme, 2004 Revision of the genus Werneria Poche, 1903, including the descriptions of two new species from Cameroon and Gabon (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) Zootaxa 720: 1–28
  2. Amiet, J.-L. & Rödel, M.-O. (2009). "Werneria preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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