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]

Werneria submontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Werneria
Species:
W. submontana
Binomial name
Werneria submontana
Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels, and Böhme, 2004

References

  1. 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. 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. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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