Churamiti
Genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Churamiti is a genus of toads endemic to Tanzania. It is monotypic and represented by a single species, Churamiti maridadi.[3][4] This species is only known from its type locality in the Mamiwa-Kisara Forest Reserve in the Ukaguru Mountains.[1][5] Only four specimens are known.[1] The scientific name is derived from the Swahili words chura meaning toad or frog, miti meaning tree, and maridadi meaning beautiful, for the descriptive "beautiful tree-toad".[2]
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Churamiti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Churamiti Channing [fr] and Stanley, 2002[2] |
Species: | C. maridadi |
Binomial name | |
Churamiti maridadi Channing and Stanley, 2002[2] | |
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