Nothophryne broadleyi
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| Nothophryne broadleyi | |
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| Nothophryne broadleyi frog | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 |
| Species: | N. broadleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothophryne broadleyi Poynton, 1963 | |
Nothophryne broadleyi (common name: Broadley's mountain frog, mongrel frog) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found on Mount Mulanje (Malawi).[2] It was monotypic within the genus Nothophryne until four new species were described in 2018.[3][4][5]
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence agriculture and extraction of wood. Also fires and invading exotic pines are threats.
Nothophryne broadleyi is endemic to the mountains of southeastern Malawi where the mountains rise abruptly from the surrounding plain. Its altitude range is between about 1,200 and 3,000 m (3,900 and 9,800 ft). It is abundant on Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It occurs in rocky areas in both montane forest and grassland.[1]