Chirinda toad
| Chirinda toad | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. anotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne anotis (Boulenger, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo anotis Boulenger, 1907 | |
The Chirinda toad (Mertensophryne anotis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Chirinda Forest in eastern Zimbabwe and in the Dombe Forest in adjacent Mozambique.[1][2] There is also a recent record from Quirimbas National Park in northeastern Mozambique that may either suggest that the species is more widespread than previously assumed, or represent a disjunct population, possible of a different species.[2]
Its natural habitats are lowland and montane evergreen forests where it lives in life litter or hides in or under rotten logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, and expanding human settlements.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Mertensophryne anotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Mertensophryne anotis (Boulenger, 1907)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2015.