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Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio, and Loader, 2004
Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio, and Loader, 2004, Tropical Zool., 17: 99. Holotype: BMNH 1982.509, by original designation. Type locality: "Shume Magamba Forest Reserve, at 1800 m above sea level, West Usambara Mountains, Tanga Region, north eastern Tanzania (4° 66′ S, 38° 25′ E)".
Common Names
Vestergaard's Forest Toad (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 114).
Vestergaard's Viviparous Toad (Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 106).
Distribution
Montane forest of the West Usambara Mountains, 1230–2000 m elevation, Tanga Region, northeastern Tanzania.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Tanzania
Endemic: Tanzania
Comment
Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 114, provided an account. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 198. Harper, Measey, Patrick, Menegon, and Vonesh, 2010, Field Guide Amph. E. Arc Mts. Tanzania and Kenya: 150–151, provided a brief account and photograph. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 106, provided a brief account and range map.
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