Thomasset's Seychelles frog
| Thomasset's Seychelles frog | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Sooglossidae |
| Genus: | Sooglossus |
| Species: | S. thomasseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Sooglossus thomasseti (Boulenger, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nesomantis thomasseti Boulenger, 1909 | |
Thomasset's Seychelles frog (Sooglossus thomasseti) is a species of frogs in the family Sooglossidae. It is endemic to Seychelles.[2]
The natural habitats of this frog are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. Eggs are laid among rocks and hatch into miniature adults, bypassing a larval stage.[1] The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Nussbaum, R. & Gerlach, J. (2004). "Sooglossus thomasseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Sooglossus thomasseti (Boulenger, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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