Werneria preussi



 


 Werneria preussi





 
 



 




 Scientific classification 



 Kingdom:  Animalia







 Phylum:  Chordata










 Class:  Amphibia






 Order:  Anura




 Family:  Bufonidae



 Genus:  Werneria



























































































 Species:
 W. preussi









 
 Binomial name



 Werneria preussi
(Matschie, 1893)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 
 Synonyms





Bufo preussi Matschie, 1893

Atelopus africanus Werner, 1898

Stenoglossa fulva Andersson, 1903







Werneria preussi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southwestern Cameroon and—highly disjunctly and based on a more than 100 years old record—in Togo.[1][2] Some sources also mention Equatorial Guinea.[2]



Its natural habitats are rocky streams and waterfalls in submontane forests, but it also occurs in degraded secondary habitats. It lives exclusively in and around water and breeds in streams. It is locally common but probably threatened by loss of its forest caused by agricultural encroachment and human settlement.[1]



References




  1. 1 2 3  Amiet, J.-L. & Rödel, M.-O. (2004). "Werneria preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T54895A11211610. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. 1 2  Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2016.












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