- Mertensophryne uzunguensis
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Mertensophryne uzunguensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Mertensophryne Species: M. uzunguensis Binomial name Mertensophryne uzunguensis
Loveridge, 1932Synonyms Bufo uzunguensis
Mertensophryne uzunguensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Howell, K., Poynton, J.C., Tandy, M. & Menegon, M. 2004. Bufo uzunguensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Frost, Darrel et al.; Grant, Taran; Faivovich, JuliÁN; Bain, Raoul H.; Haas, Alexander; Haddad, CÉLIO F.B.; De SÁ, Rafael O.; Channing, Alan et al. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 365. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0090.
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