Microkayla boettgeri

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Microkayla boettgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Microkayla
Species:
M. boettgeri
Binomial name
Microkayla boettgeri
(Lehr [de], 2006)
Synonyms
  • Phrynopus boettgeri Lehr, 2006[2]
  • Psychrophrynella boettgeri (Lehr, 2006)

Microkayla boettgeri is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[3] It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in the Limbani District, on the Cordillera Oriental of southeastern Peru.[1]

Microkayla boettgeri inhabit cloud forest with small bushes and trees and small streams. They are found under rocks during the day.[1]

Deforestation is known to occur in the area of the type locality, representing a threat to this species.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Microkayla boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136021A89219032. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ Lehr, E. (2006). "Taxonomic status of some species of Peruvian Phrynopus (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of a new species from the Andes of southern Peru". Herpetologica. 62 (3): 331–347. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[331:tsosso]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3893490.
  3. ^ "Microkayla boettgeri (Lehr, 2006) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-14.