Dyscophus guineti
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| Dyscophus guineti | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Dyscophus |
| Species: | D. guineti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dyscophus guineti (Grandidier, 1875) |
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The False Tomato Frog, Dyscophus guineti, is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is kept as a pet.
[edit] References
- Nussbaum, R., Vences, M. & Cadle, J. 2004. Dyscophus guineti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- AmeyZoo: Frogs that are commonly kept as pets
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