Microkayla pinguis

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Microkayla pinguis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Microkayla
Species:
M. pinguis
Binomial name
Microkayla pinguis
(Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Phrynopus pinguisHarvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998
  • Psychrophrynella pinguis(Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)

Microkayla pinguis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its type locality in Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department. [1] [2] It is known from an area consisting of a mixture of elfin forest and pastures, where it was found under stones in a humid stream bed. Smallholder agriculture and climate change are potential threats to this species. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ignacio De la Riva (2008). "Psychrophrynella pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T57226A11605205. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T57226A11605205.en .
  2. ↑ "Microkayla pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-14.


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