Poyntonophrynus grandisonae

Poyntonophrynus grandisonae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Poyntonophrynus
Species:	P. grandisonae
Binomial name
Poyntonophrynus grandisonae (Poynton & Haacke, 1993)
Synonyms
Bufo grandisonaePoynton & Haacke, 1993

Poyntonophrynus grandisonae (common name: Grandison's toad or Mossamedes toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Namibe Province, Angola. ^{[1] [2]} Its range may be more widespread than currently known, including the nearby Iona National Park. It is only known from a few specimens because there has not been much research in the surrounding area, and thus its 2014 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessment remained at "Data Deficient". ^[1]

It is named for Alice Georgie Cruickshank Grandison (born 1927), a Curator of Herpetology at Natural History Museum, London. ^[3]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are granitic inselbergs in dry, sandy area. Its breeding habitat is unknown. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Poyntonophrynus grandisonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T54654A77164148. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54654A77164148.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Poyntonophrynus grandisonae (Poynton and Haacke, 1993)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8 . Retrieved June 29, 2015.