Mertensophryne loveridgei

Mahenge Toad
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Mertensophryne
Species:	M. loveridgei
Binomial name
Mertensophryne loveridgei Poynton, 1991[verification needed]
Synonyms
Stephopaedes loveridgei[verification needed]

The Mahenge Toad, Mertensophryne loveridgei, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania; its common name refers to the Mahenge plateau where it can be found.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

• Poynton, J.C. & Howell, K. 2004. Stephopaedes loveridgei. 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. 

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