Callulina meteora

Species of frog

Callulina meteora

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Anura
Family:  | Brevicipitidae
Genus:  | Callulina
Species:  |

C. meteora

Binomial name
Callulina meteora

Menegon, Gower, and Loader, 2011

Callulina meteora, the Nguru warty frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae, endemic to Tanzania. It lives in the Nguru South Forest Reserve between 1980 and 2100 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

This frog has brightly colored glands and a metallic sheen to its skin.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Nguru Warty Frog: Callulina meteora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T202410A2744064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202410A2744064.en. 61847. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Callulina meteora Menegon, Gower, and Loader, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
3. ^ "Callulina meteora: Menegon, Gower, and Loader, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
4. ^ Menegon M; Gower DJ; Loader SP (2011). "A remarkable new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) with massive, boldly coloured limb glands". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3095: 15–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3095.1.2. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

Taxon identifiers

Callulina meteora|

* Wikidata: Q2934312
* Wikispecies: Callulina meteora
* AmphibiaWeb: 7741
* ASW: Callulina-meteora
* CoL: 697CF
* GBIF: 7817202
* iNaturalist: 134694
* ITIS: 1103462
* IUCN: 202410
* Observation.org: 957227
* Open Tree of Life: 6158803

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