Ingerophrynus kumquat

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Ingerophrynus kumquat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ingerophrynus
Species:
I. kumquat
Binomial name
Ingerophrynus kumquat
(Das & Lim, 2000)
Synonyms

Bufo kumquatDas & Lim, 2000

Ingerophrynus kumquat is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Selangor state, Peninsular Malaysia, where it is only known from peat swamps near its type locality. [2] This species is a peat swamp specialist that is locally abundant but is threatened by habitat loss caused by drainage and reclamation of peat swamps for agriculture. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ingerophrynus kumquat". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T54685A90960386. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T54685A90960386.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ingerophrynus kumquat (Das and Lim, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 November 2014.