Metaphryniscus
Metaphryniscus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1994 |
Species: | M. sosai
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Binomial name | |
Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1994
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Synonyms | |
Metaphryniscus sosae Senaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1994 |
Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae.[2] The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2013.1
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2013.