Mertensophryne usambarae
| Mertensophryne usambarae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Mertensophryne |
| Species: | M. usambarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensophryne usambarae (Poynton and Clarke, 1999) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stephopaedes usambarae Poynton and Clarke, 1999[2] | |
Mertensophryne usambarae (common name: Usambara forest toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the foothills of the East Usambara Mountains, northeastern Tanzania.[1][3] Its natural habitats are lowland forests. It can also persist in mildly disturbed, selectively logged forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, and human settlement.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 John Poynton, Kim Howell (2004). "Mertensophryne usambarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Poynton, J. C.; Clarke, B. T. (1999). "Two new species of Stephopaedes (Anura: Bufonidae) from Tanzania, with a review of the genus". African Journal of Herpetology 48: 1–14. doi:10.1080/21564574.1999.9651065.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Mertensophryne usambarae (Poynton and Clarke, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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