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Genus of amphibians

Metaphryniscus
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
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
  • Metaphryniscus sosae Senaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994

Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae. The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca. 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. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Metaphryniscus sosai


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