Metaphryniscus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 |
| Species: | M. sosai
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| Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994
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Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae.[3] The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Metaphryniscus sosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54834A109529968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54834A109529968.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Bufonidae
- Monotypic amphibian genera
- Frogs of South America
- Endemic fauna of Venezuela
- Amphibians of Venezuela
- Guayana Highlands
- Vulnerable animals
- Vulnerable biota of South America
- Amphibians described in 1994
- Taxa named by José Ayarzagüena
- Taxa named by Stefan Jan Filip Gorzula
- Taxa named by Josefa Celsa Señaris
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