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A New Dwarf Forest Toad (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides) from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania

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dc.creator Menegon, Michele
dc.creator Salvidio, Sebastiano
dc.creator Ngalason, Wilirk
dc.creator Loader, Simon P.
dc.date 2016-07-19T13:04:25Z
dc.date 2016-07-19T13:04:25Z
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:29:44Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:29:44Z
dc.identifier Menegon, M., Salvidio, S., Ngalason, W. and Loader, S.P., 2007. A new dwarf forest toad (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides) from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania. Zootaxa, 1541, pp.31-40.
dc.identifier 1175-5334
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3299
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3299
dc.description A new species of Nectophrynoides from the Ukaguru Mountains, Eastern Arc Mountains Tanzania, is described. The new species is diagnosed by the presence of large prominent spines with keratinized tips, positioned on the dorsum, head and limbs. In addition, the combination of the following characters -presence of large tympanum and annulum, foot longer than tibia, the lack of parotoid glands and advertisement call features, allow this species to be distinguished from all other species in the genus. The new species adds to our understanding of the amphibian fauna of the Ukaguru Moun-tains, relatively undersampled and poorly understood.
dc.language en
dc.subject Nectophrynoides
dc.subject Ukaguru Mountains
dc.subject Eastern Arc
dc.subject Biodiversity hotspot
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title A New Dwarf Forest Toad (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides) from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article


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