Mertensophryne melanopleura
| Mertensophryne melanopleura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. melanopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne melanopleura (Schmidt and Inger, 1959) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo melanopleura Schmidt and Inger, 1959 | |
Mertensophryne melanopleura (common names: Kankunde toad, dark-sided toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is known from its type locality, the Upemba National Park in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and from eastern Angola and south of Ndola in northern Zambia.[1][2] This rarely encountered species seems to prefer gallery forests and woodland; reproduction takes place in water. Its habitats are believed not to face major threats.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Alan Channing, Mills Tandy, John Poynton (2013). "Mertensophryne melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2013: e.T54706A18370631. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Mertensophryne melanopleura (Schmidt and Inger, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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