Mertensophryne loveridgei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Mertensophryne
Species: Mertensophryne loveridgei

Name

Mertensophryne loveridgei (Poynton, 1991)

Type locality: "Mahenge, Tanzania (8°41´S, 36°43´E, ca. 1,000 m)".

Holotype: BM 1969.1492.

Synonyms

• Stephopaedes loveridgei Poynton, 1991

References

• Poynton, 1991, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152: 456.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Mertensophryne loveridgei . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne loveridgei  (Least Concern) (as Stephopaedes loveridgei)

Vernacular names

English: Mahenge Toad