Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Mertensophryne > Mertensophryne melanopleuraMertensophryne melanopleuraSynonyms: Bufo melanopleura Mertensophryne melanopleura (common names: Kankunde toad, dark-sided toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is known from its type locality, the Upemba National Park in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and from eastern Angola and south of Ndola in northern Zambia. This rarely encountered species seems to prefer gallery forests and woodland; reproduction takes place in water. Its habitats are believed not to face major threats. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.76 EDGE Score: 1.75 |
| Litters / Year [1] | 1 | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 1.063 inches (2.7 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Parc National de l'Upemba National Park |
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3342558 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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