Boophis septentrionalis
| Boophis septentrionalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Boophis |
| Species: | B. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Boophis septentrionalis Glaw & Vences, 1994 | |
Boophis septentrionalis is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar, known only from Fôret d’Ambre and Amber Mountain National Park. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlement and possibly by stream pollution.
Sources
- Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2004. Boophis septentrionalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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