Poyntonophrynus kavangensis

Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Poyntonophrynus
Species: P. kavangensis
Binomial name
Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
(Poynton & Broadley, 1988)
Synonyms

Bufo kavangensis Poynton and Broadley, 1988

Poyntonophrynus kavangensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and presumably Zambia.[1][2] Its natural habitats are sandy areas of grasslands. It is associated with ephemeral pools and pans.[1] It can breed in hypersaline pans.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Poyntonophrynus kavangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Poyntonophrynus kavangensis (Poynton and Broadley, 1988)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. C. Michael Hogan. "Poyntonophrynus Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006". African Amphibians Lifedesk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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