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Poyntonophrynus hoeschi

Synonyms: Bufo hoeschi; Bufo jordani; Bufo vertebralis hoeschi; Bufo vertebralis jordani

Wikipedia Abstract

Poyntonophrynus hoeschi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to west-central Namibia.Its natural habitats are very dry semi-desert areas near rock outcrops. It breeds in temporary rock pools.
View Wikipedia Record: Poyntonophrynus hoeschi

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.457 inches (3.7 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Kalahari xeric savanna Botswana, Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Namibian savanna woodlands Angola, Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Namib-Naukluft National Park II 12585619 Namibia  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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