Brongersma's toad
| Brongersma's toad | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. brongersmai |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo brongersmai Hoogmoed, 1972 | |
Brongersma's toad or crapaud de Brongersma (Bufo brongersmai) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, hot deserts, arable land, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Salvador, A., Donaire-Barroso, D., Tahar, S., El Mouden, E.H., Slimani, T., Geniez, P. & Mateo, J. 2006. Bufo brongersmai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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