Rhombophryne alluaudi
| Rhombophryne alluaudi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Rhombophryne |
| Species: | R. alluaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plethodontohyla alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) | |
Rhombophryne alluaudi is a frog belonging to the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to eastern and central Madagascar.[3] It is a terrestrial and fossorial frog that occurs in rainforest, including littoral forest. Despite being locally abundant, it is a difficult frog to find.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ronald Nussbaum, Franco Andreone, Denis Vallan (2004). "Rhombophryne alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Mocquard, 1901, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 7: 254
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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