Metaphryniscus

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Metaphryniscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Metaphryniscus
Señaris, Ayarzagüena [es], and Gorzula, 1994
Species:
M. sosai
Binomial name
Metaphryniscus sosai
Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994
Synonyms[2]
  • Metaphryniscus sosae Senaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994

Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae.[3] The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Metaphryniscus sosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54834A109529968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54834A109529968.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.


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