Boulengerula denhardti
| Boulengerula denhardti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Gymnophiona |
| Family: | Caeciliidae |
| Genus: | Boulengerula |
| Species: | B. denhardti |
| Binomial name | |
| Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912 | |
Boulengerula denhardti (Denhardt's African caecilian) is a species of amphibian in the Caeciliidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. It is only known from its type locality, the Tana River valley, as well as from the Ngaia Forest, Meru County.[2] It is named for German explorer brothers Clemens Denhardt and Gustav Denhardt who explored the area where it was discovered.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss, expanding agriculture, use of herbicides and pesticides and expanding human settlements.[1]
References
- 1 2 Loader, S. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). "Boulengerula denhardti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Boulengerula denhardti Nieden, 1912". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 1907807446. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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