Stumpffia pygmaea
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Stumpffia pygmaea is a species of frog
in the Microhylidae
family. It is endemic to Madagascar
, where it is known from only two islands, Nosy Be
and Nosy Komba. Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s, plantation
s , and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
in the Microhylidae
Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...
family. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, where it is known from only two islands, Nosy Be
Nosy Be
Nosy Be is an island located off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist resort. It has an area of 312 km2 and its population was officially estimated at 36,636 in 2001....
and Nosy Komba. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
s , and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Miguel Vences, Franco Andreone 2008. Stumpffia pygmaea. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 April 2011.