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'''''Ptychadena newtoni''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Ptychadenidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[São Tomé Island|island of São Tomé]] in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], where it occurs up to 600 metres elevation.<ref name=iucn/> Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, [[arable land]], [[plantation]]s, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and [[canal]]s and ditches. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The animal was first described as ''Rana newtoni'' by [[Jose Vicente Barboza du Bocage|Bocage]] in 1886.<ref>[[Jose Vicente Barboza du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866. ''[https://archive.org/details/jornaldesciencia11acad Reptiles et bataciens nouveaux de lIe de St. Thomé. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes]'', Lisboa, vol. 11, p. 71-75</ref> The species is named after [[Francisco Xavier Oakley de Aguiar Newton]] (1864–1909).<ref>{{cite book|last=Beolens|last2=Watkins |last3=Grayson|year=2013|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians|publisher=Pelagic Publishing Ltd|pages=154|url={{google books|QJY3BAAAQBAJ|page=154|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref> |
'''''Ptychadena newtoni''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Ptychadenidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[São Tomé Island|island of São Tomé]] in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], where it occurs up to 600 metres elevation.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /> Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, [[arable land]], [[plantation]]s, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and [[canal]]s and ditches. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The animal was first described as ''Rana newtoni'' by [[Jose Vicente Barboza du Bocage|Bocage]] in 1886.<ref>[[Jose Vicente Barboza du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866. ''[https://archive.org/details/jornaldesciencia11acad Reptiles et bataciens nouveaux de lIe de St. Thomé. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes]'', Lisboa, vol. 11, p. 71-75</ref> The species is named after [[Francisco Xavier Oakley de Aguiar Newton]] (1864–1909).<ref>{{cite book|last=Beolens|last2=Watkins |last3=Grayson|year=2013|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians|publisher=Pelagic Publishing Ltd|pages=154|url={{google books|QJY3BAAAQBAJ|page=154|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:45, 14 November 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Ptychadena |
| Species: | P. newtoni
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| Ptychadena newtoni (Bocage, 1886)
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Ptychadena newtoni is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it occurs up to 600 metres elevation.[1] Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. The animal was first described as Rana newtoni by Bocage in 1886.[2] The species is named after Francisco Xavier Oakley de Aguiar Newton (1864–1909).[3]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ptychadena newtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58514A149771702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58514A149771702.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Bocage, 1866. Reptiles et bataciens nouveaux de lIe de St. Thomé. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes, Lisboa, vol. 11, p. 71-75
- ^ Beolens; Watkins; Grayson (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing Ltd. p. 154.
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