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Callulina
Sign in to saveCallulina (commonly known as the warty frogs) is a small genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae with nine members in Tanzania and Kenya. Originally Callulina was thought to be monotypic and widely distributed through Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania and in southern Kenya. However, within the last decade eight new species has been identified, the majority of which are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyBrevicipitidae
Танзанийские узкороты (лат. Callulina) — род бесхвостых земноводных из семейства Brevicipitidae, обитающих в Африке.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Brevicipitidae
- Collections
- CAS, NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Tanzanie
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Callulina (commonly known as the warty frogs) is a small genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae with nine members in Tanzania and Kenya. Originally Callulina was thought to be monotypic and widely distributed through Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania and in southern Kenya. However, within the last decade eight new species has been identified, the majority of which are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
==Species== Amphibian Species of the World lists nine Callulina species, most of which have been discovered within the last decade. Callulina dawida, Taita warty frog Callulina hanseni, Hansen's warty frog Callulina kanga, Krefft's secret frog Callulina kisiwamsitu, Mazumbai warty frog Callulina kreffti, Krefft's warty frog Callulina laphami, Lapham's warty frog Callulina meteora, Nguru warty frog Callulina shengena, Shengena warty frog Callulina stanleyi, Stanley's warty frog
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