Sclerophrys steindachneri
| Sclerophrys steindachneri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Sclerophrys |
| Species: | S. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerophrys steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893) | |
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Sclerophrys steindachneri is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to central Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Viennese zoologist Franz Steindachner.[2]
Geographic range
Sclerophrys steindachneri is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Sclerophrys steindachneri are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, but it is also found in artificial habitats such as plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, canals and ditches.[1]
Conservation status
Sclerophrys steindachneri is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Sclerophrys steindachneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T54765A107350196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T54765A107350196.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. (Amietophrynus steindachneri, p. 204).
Further reading
- Pfeffer, G. (1893). "Ostafrikanische Reptilien und Amphibien, gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1888 und 1889 ". Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten. 10: 71–105. + Plates I–II. (Bufo steindachnerii, new species, pp. 103–104 + Plate II, figure 8). (in German).