Sclerophrys kerinyagae (Keith 1968)

Sclerophrys kerinyagae is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in central Ethiopia, Kenya, northern Tanzania, and eastern Uganda. Common names Keith's toad and Kerinyaga toad have been coined for it.^[1][3]

Description

Adult males measure 60–85 mm (2.4–3.3 in) and adult females 63–86 mm (2.5–3.4 in) in snout–vent length. It is similar in overall appearance to Sclerophrys regularis. The snout is obtusely rounded. The tympanum is distinct and vertically oval. The parotoid glands are parallel and almost touching the eyes. The toes are about one-third webbed. The upper surfaces and the flanks are covered with conical warts that are tipped with sharp, brown, cornified spinules. The skin of the lower surface is coarsely granular. Males have a single, subgular vocal sac.^[2]

The male advertisement call is more rapidly pulsed (38–48 pulses per second) than in Sclerophrys regularis (13–18 pulses per second).^[2]

Habitat and conservation

Sclerophrys kerinyagae occurs in montane grasslands and forest edges at elevations of 1,280–3,300 m (4,200–10,830 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in permanent pools, rain-fed temporary pools, and flooded fields in montane grassland. It is a common species that is not threatened overall, although it suffers from habitat degradation resulting from human expansion and settlement as well from overgrazing by livestock. It occurs in a number of protected areas.^[1]

References

Sclerophrys kerinyagae es una especie de anfibios anuros de la familia Bufonidae.

Distribución geográfica y hábitat

Habita en Etiopía, Kenia, norte de Tanzania y Uganda. Su rango altitudinal oscila entre 1280 y 3300 msnm. Su hábitat natural incluye montanos secos, zonas de arbustos a gran altitud, praderas tropicales o subtropicales a gran altitud, marismas de agua dulce, intermittent freshwater marches, zonas previamente boscosas ahora muy degradadas y tierras agrícolas inundadas temporalmente. Está amenazada por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.

Referencias

• Frost, D.R. «Sclerophrys kerinyagae ». Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. (en inglés). Nueva York, EEUU: Museo Americano de Historia Natural. Consultado el 7 de febrero de 2016.

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. Amietophrynus kerinyagae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. Acceso: 7 de febrero de 2016.

Amietophrynus kerinyagae Amietophrynus generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Bufonidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.

Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Bufonidae

Sclerophrys kerinyagae est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre entre 1 280 et 3 300 m d'altitude des deux côtés de la vallée du Grand Rift de manière discontinue^[1],[2] :

• dans le centre de l'Éthiopie ;
• dans les hauts plateaux du Kenya ainsi que dans les lacs de Naivasha et d'Elmenteita ;
• dans le Sud-Est de l'Ouganda dans les environs du Mont Elgon ;
• dans le Nord de la Tanzanie en bordure du cratère du Ngorongoro.

Description

Le mâle holotype mesure 78,3 mm^[3].

Publication originale

• Keith, 1968 : A new species of Bufo from Africa, with comments on the toads of the Bufo regularis complex. American Museum novitates, n^o 2345, p. 1-22 (texte intégral).

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