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Usambara torrent frog

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Usambara torrent frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Petropedetidae
Genus: Arthroleptides
Species:
A. martiensseni
Binomial name
Arthroleptides martiensseni
Nieden, 1911
Synonyms
  • Petropedetes martiensseni (Nieden, 1911)

The Usambara torrent frog (Arthroleptides martiensseni), also known as Martienssen's torrent frog or Tanzania rocky river frog, is a species of frog in the family Petropedetidae, endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[2] It is one of many, often taxonomically unrelated, frogs referred to as torrent frogs.

These frogs are associated with rocky streams in montane forests. Eggs are laid on rocks close to torrential streams and waterfalls. The tadpoles remain attached to the rocks, where they develop, not entering the water. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Arthroleptides martiensseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58064A17194471. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58064A17194471.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Arthroleptides martiensseni Nieden, 1911 "1910"". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2014.