Microkayla pinguis
Species of frog
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Microkayla pinguis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its type locality in Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department.[1][2] It is known from an area consisting of a mixture of elfin forest and pastures, where it was found under stones in a humid stream bed. Smallholder agriculture and climate change are potential threats to this species.[1]
| Microkayla pinguis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Brachycephaloidea |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Microkayla |
| Species: | M. pinguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microkayla pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998) | |
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