Scaphiophryne calcarata
(Redirected from Moquard's burrowing frog)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Scaphiophryninae |
| Genus: | Scaphiophryne |
| Species: | S. calcarata
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| Scaphiophryne calcarata (Mocquard, 1895)
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Scaphiophryne calcarata, Moquard's Burrowing Frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and urban areas. The species is adaptable and is not affected by deforestation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Scaphiophryne calcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57997A84182354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57997A84182354.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ John Cadle (SRLI Reptiles / California Academy of Sciences, Usa); Frank Glaw (Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany); Nussbaum, Ronald (2008-01-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Scaphiophryne calcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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