Scaphiophryne brevis

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Scaphiophryne brevis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Scaphiophryninae
Genus: Scaphiophryne
Species:
S. brevis
Binomial name
Scaphiophryne brevis
(Boulenger, 1896)

Scaphiophryne brevis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, urban areas, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Scaphiophryne brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T57996A84182251. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57996A84182251.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.