Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis liberiensis

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: Nimbaphrynoides
Species: Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis
Subspecies: Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis liberiensis

Name

Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis liberiensis Sandberger, Hillers, Doumbia, Loua, Brede & Rödel, 2010

Type locality: "au plateau de la mine à 1290 m d'altitude, Monts Nimba, Liberia." (type locality now destroyed by mining activities.)

Holotype: MNHNP 1978.3088.

Synonyms

• Nectophrynoides occidentalis Angel, 1943

References

• Sandberger, L., A. Hillers, J. Doumbia, N.-S. Loua, C. Brede, and M.-O. Rödel. 2010: Rediscovery of the Liberian Nimba toad, Nimbaphrynoides liberiensis (Xavier, 1978) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae), and reassessment of its taxonomic status. Zootaxa, 2355: 56–68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2355.1.3.
• Angel, 1943, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 2, 15: 167.
• 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 Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis liberiensis . Accessed on 03 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis liberiensis  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Liberia Nimba Toad