Parker's tree toad
Species of amphibian
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Parker's tree toad (Laurentophryne parkeri) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is the only species in the genus Laurentophryne and is endemic to the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Laurentophryne Tihen, 1960 |
| Species: | L. parkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Laurentophryne parkeri (Laurent, 1950) | |
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Description
Parker's tree toad has a straight head and a pointed snout that extends beyond its mouth. Its dorsal skin is granular,[2] featuring multiple warts arranged more or less in rows starting from the snout, extending to the shoulders, and beyond. These warts form a distinctive X pattern on its back, typically colored grey or greyish-white.
Diagnosis
According to Tihen (1960), Parker's tree toad is "an African bufonid related to Nectophryne, but differing in the absence of lamelliform sub-digital pads and the possession of a palatine bone; differing from Wolterstorffina, Bufo, and Nectophrynoides in possessing only seven presacral vertebrae and in having the palatine bone reduced in extent. It also differs from the last two genera in the fusion of the sacrum and coccyx.
