Mertensophryne taitana

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 taitana

Name

Mertensophryne taitana (Peters, 1878)

Type locality: "Taita", Kenya.

Holotype: Syntypes - ZMB 9298, MCZ 22327.

Synonyms

• Bufo taitanus Peters, 1878
• Bufo katanganus Loveridge, 1932
• Bufo ushoranus Loveridge, 1932
• Mertensophryne ushoranus — Tihen, 1960

References

• Peters, 1878, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1878: 208.
• 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 taitana . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne taitana  (Least Concern) (as Bufo taitanus)

Vernacular names

English: Taita Toad; Dwarf Toad