"Bufo" scorteccii

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"Bufo" scorteccii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: "Bufo"
Species:
"B." scorteccii
Binomial name
"Bufo" scorteccii
Balletto & Cherchi, 1970
Synonyms
  • Duttaphrynus scorteccii

"Bufo" scorteccii (Scortecci's toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [2] It is endemic to Yemen, with its range restricted to a plateau near the western region of Mafhaq. Its natural habitats are shrubland as well as wetland areas. [1]

It was originally described in the genus Bufo in 1970. [3] In 2006, it was removed from that genus but not assigned to another genus until 2009 when it was assigned to Duttaphrynus . [3] This was reversed in 2015 due to physical characteristics that are similar to both Duttaphrynus and Sclerophrys . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Duttaphrynus scorteccii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T54758A218296607. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T54758A218296607.en .
  2. ↑ "Bufo scorteccii Balletto and Cherchi, 1970". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 ""Bufo" scorteccii Balletto and Cherchi, 1970". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-12-20.


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