Mertensophryne schmidti | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Mertensophryne |
Species: | M. schmidti
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Binomial name | |
Mertensophryne schmidti Grandison, 1972
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Synonyms | |
Bufo schmidti (Grandison, 1972) |
Mertensophryne schmidti (commonly known as Schmidt's snouted frog) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo and only known from the Upemba National Park. [1] [2]
A poorly known species, it is assumed to be a Miombo savanna inhabitant.
Threats to it are unknown. [1] It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist. [3]