Mertensophryne usambarae

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

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Mertensophryne
Species: Mertensophryne usambarae

Name[edit]

Mertensophryne usambarae Poynton & Clarke,

Type locality: "pitfall trap off a forest path in the . . . Kwangumi Forest Reserve, East Usambara foothills, northeastern Tanzania, 4° 57´ S, 38° 42´ E".

Holotype: BM 1994. 712.

Synonyms[edit]

Stephopaedes usambarae Poynton & Clarke, 1999

References[edit]

Poynton and Clarke, 1999, Afr. J. Herpetol., 48: 5.
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 usambarae . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne usambarae (Endangered) (as Stephopaedes usambarae)

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Usambara Forest Toad