Malcolm's Ethiopian toad

Malcolm's Ethiopian toad
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Altiphrynoides
Species:
A. malcolmi
Binomial name
Altiphrynoides malcolmi
(Grandison, 1978)
Altiphrynoides malcolmi.
Altiphrynoides malcolmi.

Malcolm's Ethiopian toad or the Ethiopian mountain toad (Altiphrynoides malcolmi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia.[3] Its natural habitats are Astropanax–Hagenia–Hypericum montane forests and Afro-alpine moorland, and the transition zone in between. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed by the IUCN as being an "endangered species".

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Altiphrynoides malcolmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T54460A16948812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T54460A16948812.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Altiphrynoides malcolmi (Grandison, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.