Nectophrynoides asperginis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999

Type locality: "Kihansi River Gorge upper falls spray wetland, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania, ± 8° 35´ S 35° 51´ E, 940 m elevation".

Holotype: BM 1998.136.

Poynton, J.C., Howell, K.M., Clarke, B.T. & Lovett, J.C. 1998[1999]. A critically endangered new species of Nectophrynoides (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Kihansi Gorge, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology 47(2): 59–67. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1998.9650003 Reference page. [see page 61.]
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Nectophrynoides asperginis . Accessed on 03 Apr 2008.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group IUCN: Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999 (Extinct in the Wild) - Last assessed on 25 July 2014 and published in 2015.

English: Kihansi Spray Toad