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Krefft's warty frog

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75: 50: 31: 300:. It occurs at heights ranging from 300 to 2,200 metres (980 to 7,220 ft) above sea level. It lives among leaf litter in forests, hiding under rocks and fallen logs or scrambling about in low vegetation, but can also be found in cleared areas near the edge of forests. It is sometimes found in the leaf axils of 245:
behind the eyes and short legs. It can grow to a length of 41 millimetres (1.6 in). The fingers and toes are short with wide toe pads. The dorsal surface is glandular and densely covered with small warts and the general colour is greyish-brown, rusty brown or greyish black. The underside is
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Krefft's warty frog seems to be more resilient to habitat degradation than some other species of frog and is listed as being of "
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to both lowland and upland regions of southern Kenya and northern and eastern Tanzania. In Kenya it is restricted to the
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but that species lacks the large, square-ended toe pads which help
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Krefft's warty frog is a sturdy frog with a short snout, visible
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Field Guide to the Amphibians of the East Usambara Mountains
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Brevicipitidae
Callulina
Binomial name
frog
Brevicipitidae
Eastern Arc Mountains
habitats
forests
montane forests
habitat loss
tympani
Breviceps mossambicus
endemic
Taita Hills
Shimba Hills
Pare Mountains
Usambara Mountains
Uluguru Mountains
Nguru Mountains

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