Biology:Glyphoglossus volzi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Glyphoglossus |
| Species: | G. volzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Glyphoglossus volzi (van Kampen, 1905)
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Glyphoglossus volzi, also known as Sumatra squat frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] The specific name volzi honours Dr Walter Volz, a Swiss zoologist and traveller.[3]
Glyphoglossus volzi is a poorly known species occurring in lowland primary forest at elevations of 50–980 m (160–3,220 ft) above sea level. It is only known from few specimens, but this likely reflects the lack of suitable sampling methods for what is likely a fossorial species. It probably lays its eggs in pools of standing water on the forest floor. The main threat to this species is clear-cutting of lowland tropical rainforest for oil palm plantations, small-holder agriculture, and wood extraction. It is present in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and may be present in other protected areas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Glyphoglossus volzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T57727A95677445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57727A95677445.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57727/95677445. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Glyphoglossus volzi (Van Kampen, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Glyphoglossus/Glyphoglossus-volzi. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA224.
Wikidata ☰ Q28054795 entry
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