Vandijkophrynus amatolicus (Hewitt, 1925)
Amatola toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bufo amatolicus Hewitt, 1925; Vandjikophrynus amatolicus Hewitt, 1925 [orth. error]
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1997/8
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Winterberg and Amatola Mountains, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hewitt, J. (1925). On some new species of reptiles and amphibians from South Africa. Record of the Albany Museum. Grahamstown 3: 343-368.
Other references:
Measey, G. J. (ed.). (2011). Ensuring a future for South Africa’s frogs: a strategy for conservation research. SANBI Biodiversity Series 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 84 pp. [pp. 54]
South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG) and IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2010). Vandijkophrynus amatolicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 07 May 2012.
Tarrant, J. and Cunningham, M. J. (2011). Rediscovery of the elusive Amatola Toad Vandjikophrynus amatolicus: twice seen in twenty-six years. African Herp News 55: 1-6.