Biology:Werneria submontana

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Short description: Species of amphibian


Werneria submontana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Werneria
Species:
W. submontana
Binomial name
Werneria submontana

Werneria submontana is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[2] It is endemic to western Cameroon and is known from Mount Kupe and the Bakossi Mountains. It is found at elevations of 800 to 1,200 m (2,600 to 3,900 ft) above sea level, but there are tentative records from lower elevations, perhaps down to 300 m (980 ft).[1] It has been found in association with rivers (under rocks in a partly dried-up river basin, and on stony ground among low vegetation in the spray zone of a small, artificial waterfall). The species can be locally abundant but is threatened by habitat loss. Parts of its range receive protection from the Bakossi Forest Reserve.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Werneria submontana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T61762A177342869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61762A177342869.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61762/177342869. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Werneria submontana Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels, and Böhme, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Werneria/Werneria-submontana. Retrieved 18 April 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q541757 entry