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Callulina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Scientific name
  
Callulina

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Brevicipitidae

Higher classification
  
Brevicipitidae

Callulina

Lower classifications
  
Mazumbai warty frog, Krefft's warty frog

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 has been discovered within the last decade.

  • Callulina dawida Loader, Measey, de Sá, & Malonza, 2009
  • Callulina hanseni Loader, Gower, Müller, & Menegon, 2010
  • Callulina kanga Loader, Gower, Müller, & Menegon, 2010
  • Callulina kisiwamsitu de Sá, Loader, & Channing, 2004
  • Callulina kreffti Nieden, 1911
  • Callulina laphami Loader, Gower, Ngalason, & Menegon, 2010
  • Callulina meteora Menegon, Gower, and Loader, 2011.
  • Callulina shengena Loader, Gower, Ngalason, & Menegon, 2010
  • Callulina stanleyi Loader, Gower, Ngalason, & Menegon, 2010
  • References

    Callulina Wikipedia