Scaphiophryne calcarata
Scaphiophryne calcarata, Moquard's Burrowing Frog, 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, and urban areas. The species is adaptable and is not affected by deforestation.[1]
| Scaphiophryne calcarata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Scaphiophryninae |
| Genus: | Scaphiophryne |
| Species: | S. calcarata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphiophryne calcarata (Mocquard, 1895) | |
References
- John Cadle (SRLI Reptiles / California Academy of Sciences, Usa); Frank Glaw (Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany); Nussbaum, Ronald (2008-01-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Scaphiophryne calcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- Nussbaum, R., Cadle, J. & Glaw, F. 2004. Scaphiophryne calcarata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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