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Poyntonophrynus lughensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Poyntonophrynus

Higher classification
  
Toads

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Bufonidae

Scientific name
  
Bufo lughensis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Toads, True toad, Amphibians, Frog, Rhaebo caeruleostictus

Poyntonophrynus lughensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Somalia, northern and eastern Kenya, eastern, central and southern Ethiopia, and extreme southeastern South Sudan. Its natural habitat is very dry savanna. It breeds after the beginning of the rains in temporarily flooded hollows, including roadside ditches. The main threat to this species environmental degradation caused by human expansion and settlement, with increased populations of livestock as a consequence.

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Poyntonophrynus lughensis Wikipedia