Probreviceps uluguruensis

Probreviceps uluguruensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.[1][2] Common names Uluguru big-fingered frog and Uluguru forest frog have been proposed for it.[2]

Probreviceps uluguruensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Probreviceps
Species:
P. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Probreviceps uluguruensis
(Loveridge, 1925)
Synonyms[2]

Breviceps uluguruensis Loveridge, 1925

Probreviceps uluguruensis occurs in montane grasslands, but also marginally in montane forests, at elevations of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft) above sea level. It is a semi-fossorial frog that lives on the ground.[1] The eggs are deposited under grass tufts in burrows and have direct development[1] (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage[3]).

This species tolerates marginally disturbed habitats and can locally be relatively common. However, its range is relatively small and its habitat can be adversely affected by human-induced fires and forest loss. It occurs in the Uluguru Nature Reserve, relatively well-protected reserve.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Probreviceps uluguruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57983A16935312. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Probreviceps uluguruensis (Loveridge, 1925)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.


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