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Werneria preussi

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Werneria preussi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Werneria
Species:
W. preussi
Binomial name
Werneria preussi
(Matschie, 1893)
Synonyms

Bufo preussi Matschie, 1893
Atelopus africanus Werner, 1898
Stenoglossa fulva Andersson, 1903

Werneria preussi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southwestern Cameroon and—highly disjunctly and based on a more than 100 years old record—in Togo.[1][2] Some sources also mention Equatorial Guinea.[2]

Its natural habitats are rocky streams and waterfalls in submontane forests, but it also occurs in degraded secondary habitats. It lives exclusively in and around water and breeds in streams. It is locally common but probably threatened by loss of its forest caused by agricultural encroachment and human settlement.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Werneria preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54895A96227185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54895A96227185.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2016.