Sumatra toad

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Sumatra toad
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Duttaphrynus
Species:
D. sumatranus
Binomial name
Duttaphrynus sumatranus
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms

Bufo sumatranusPeters, 1871 [2]

The Sumatra toad, Duttaphrynus sumatranus, is a species of toad endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia, and only known from Lubuk Selasi. [1] [3] It has been found along a small, clear stream in secondary forest. It is locally common but listed as a critically endangered species due to a restricted range and continuing habitat loss (conversion of habitat into rice paddies, causing siltation of streams). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Duttaphrynus sumatranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T54770A114917254. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54770A114917254.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Bufo sumatranus Peters, 1871". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Duttaphrynus sumatranus (Peters, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2015.