Barbarophryne
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Brongersma's toad | |
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Species: | B. brongersmai
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Bufo brongersmai Hoogmoed, 1972
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Brongersma's toad or crapaud de Brongersma (Bufo brongersmai) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, hot deserts, arable land, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Salvador, A., Donaire-Barroso, D., Tahar, S., El Mouden, E.H., Slimani, T., Geniez, P. & Mateo, J. 2006. Bufo brongersmai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.