Mertensophryne uzunguensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Mertensophryne
Species: Mertensophryne uzunguensis

Name

Mertensophryne uzunguensis (Loveridge, 1932)

Type locality: "Kigogo, Uzungwe Mountains, southern Tanganyika Territory [Tanzania]".

Holotype: MCZ 16383.

Synonyms

• Bufo taitanus uzunguensis Loveridge, 1932
• Bufo uzunguensis — Grandison, 1972

References

• Loveridge, 1932, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 8: 44.
• 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 uzunguensis . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne uzunguensis  (Vulnerable) (as Bufo uzunguensis)

Vernacular names

English: Uzungwe Toad