Mertensophryne howelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Mertensophryne
Species: Mertensophryne howelli

Name

Mertensophryne howelli (Poynton & Clarke, 1999)

Type locality: "pitfall trap . . . near the campsite . . . Morara Forest, Mafia Island, Tanzania, 7° 53´ S, 39° 50´ E".

Holotype: BM 1992.231.

Synonyms

• Stephopaedes howelli Poynton & Clarke, 1999

References

• Poynton and Clarke, 1999, Afr. J. Herpetol., 48: 3.
• 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 Mertensophryne howelli . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne howelli  (Endangered) (as Stephopaedes howelli)

Vernacular names

• English: Mrora Forest Toad