Boulengerula boulengeri
| Boulengerula boulengeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Boulengerula |
| Species: | B. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896 | |
Boulengerula boulengeri is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is endemic to the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It is possible that what we now call Boulengerula boulengeri contains two unnamed, cryptic species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Loader, S., Howell, K., Gower, D. & Measey, J. (2004). "Boulengerula boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Boulengerula boulengeri Tornier, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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