Brongersma's toad

Brongersma's toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Bufo
Species: B. brongersmai
Binomial name
Bufo brongersmai
Hoogmoed, 1972

Brongersma's toad or crapaud de Brongersma (Bufo brongersmai) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, hot deserts, arable land, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Salvador, A.; Donaire-Barroso, D.; El Mouden, E.H.; Slimani, T.; Geniez, P.; Mateo, J. (2006). "Barbarophryne brongersmai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T54594A11158438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T54594A11158438.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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