Mertensophryne nyikae

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 nyikae

Name

Mertensophryne nyikae (Loveridge, 1953)

Type locality: "Nyika Plateau above Nchenachena, at 7500 feet, Nyasaland".

Holotype: MCZ 27180.

Synonyms

• Bufo taitanus nyikae Loveridge, 1953
• Bufo nyikae — Poynton, 1997

References

• Loveridge, 1953, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 110: 339.
• 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 nyikae . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne nyikae  (Vulnerable) (as Bufo nyikae)

Vernacular names

English: Nyika Dwarf Toad