Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
Poyntonophrynus kavangensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and presumably Zambia.[1][2] Its natural habitats are sandy areas of grasslands. It is associated with ephemeral pools and pans.[1] It can breed in hypersaline pans.[3]
| Poyntonophrynus kavangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Poyntonophrynus |
| Species: | P. kavangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Poyntonophrynus kavangensis (Poynton & Broadley, 1988) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo kavangensis Poynton and Broadley, 1988 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Poyntonophrynus kavangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T54679A18373566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T54679A18373566.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Poyntonophrynus kavangensis (Poynton and Broadley, 1988)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- C. Michael Hogan. "Poyntonophrynus Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006". African Amphibians Lifedesk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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