Wolterstorffina parvipalmata

Wolterstorffina parvipalmata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found on the western and southern slopes of the Cameroon Range (including Mount Cameroon) and Yaoundé Hills in Cameroon, and on the Obudu Plateau in eastern Nigeria.[2] Its natural habitat is closed-canopy montane forest near streams and small waterfalls. It is threatened by habitat loss. It occurs in the Cross River National Park.[1]

Wolterstorffina parvipalmata

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Wolterstorffina
Species:
W. parvipalmata
Binomial name
Wolterstorffina parvipalmata
(Werner, 1898)
Synonyms

Nectophryne parvipalmata Werner, 1898

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Wolterstorffina parvipalmata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T54899A16925972. Downloaded on 23 July 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Wolterstorffina parvipalmata (Werner, 1898)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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