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Mertensophryne schmidti

species of amphibian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionDec 17, 2025
Entity authorityQ2213063 ↗
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Mertensophryne schmidti (commonly known as Schmidt's snouted frog) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo and only known from the Upemba National Park.

A poorly known species, it is assumed to be a Miombo savanna inhabitant.

Threats to it are unknown. It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mertensophryne schmidti” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.