Metaphryniscus
Genus of amphibians
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Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae.[3] The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Metaphryniscus Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 |
| Species: | M. sosai |
| Binomial name | |
| Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994 | |
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