Laurentophryne parkeri

Taxobox
name = "Laurentophryne parkeri"


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Bufonidae
genus = "Laurentophryne"
species = "L. parkeri"
binomial = "Laurentophryne parkeri"
binomial_authority = (Laurent, 1950)
synonyms = "Wolterstorffina parkeri"

"Laurentophryne parkeri", also called "Parkers Tree Toad", is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is the single species in the genus "Laurentophryne", and is endemic to Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Channing, A. & Poynton, J.C. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54813/all Laurentophryne parkeri] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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