A checklist of endemic amphibian species of Tanzania

Paulo Lyimo

doi:10.15468/xg17no

A checklist of endemic amphibian species of Tanzania

Citation

Lyimo P (2019). A checklist of endemic amphibian species of Tanzania. Version 1.3. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Ecosystems and Conservation. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xg17no accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-11-21.

Description

Tanzania is a country that is located in East Africa that is noted for its vast wilderness. It is renowned for its safari landscapes, stunning rainforests and Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in the world. The country’s vast wildness, rainforests, rivers and lakes make it a natural home for many different species of native and endemic amphibian species, many of which are in danger. There are many efforts that are being done to help the native amphibians of Tanzania, many of which are endangered species. As can be seen in the case of the Kihansi Spray Toad there are efforts underway nationally and internationally to have breeding programs in place to help bring up the population and try to save species that are endangered.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Tanzania is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Lyimo
originator
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
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Paulo Lyimo
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
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Paulo Lyimo
administrative point of contact
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
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