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Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972
Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972, Ann. Fac. Sci. Cameroun, 11: 106. Holotype: MCZ 12463, by original designation. Type locality: "Bagilo, Monts Uluguru, 2200 m d'altitude, 7-10 S, 37-40 E, Tanzanie".
Common Names
Minute Tree Toad (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 45).
Dwarf Forest Toad (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 110).
Small Viviparous Toad (Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 104).
Distribution
Forest and grassland at high altitudes, above 1200 m, on the Uluguru and Rebeho Mountains, Tanzania.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Tanzania
Endemic: Tanzania
Comment
Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 110-111, provided an account. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 196. Harper, Measey, Patrick, Menegon, and Vonesh, 2010, Field Guide Amph. E. Arc Mts. Tanzania and Kenya: 140–141, provided a brief account and photograph. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 104–105, provided a brief account and range map.
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