Metaphryniscus

Metaphryniscus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena [es], and Gorzula, 1994
Species:	M. sosai
Binomial name
Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994
Synonyms[2]
Metaphryniscus sosae Senaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994

Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae.[3] The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Metaphryniscus sosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54834A109529968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54834A109529968.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 November 2019.