Ericabatrachus
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Ericabatrachus is a genus of frogs in the family Ericabatrachidae endemic to the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ericabatrachus baleensis, commonly known as the Bale Mountains frog.[1] It was previously included in the family Petropedetidae, but has gotten its own monotypic family, Ericabatrachidae.[2]
Taxonomy
Ericabatrachus baleensis is monotypic within its genus and family. The phylogenetic relationships of this poorly known species have been debated, but molecular analyses has placed it the family Petropedetidae,[3][4] instead of Phrynobatrachidae or Pyxicephalidae, where it has also been placed.[4] It was updated again in 2021, placing it in the family Ericabatrachidae.[2]
Description
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Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are grassy banks of small, fast-flowing streams in giant heath woodland and adjoining Astropanax–Hagenia forest. It is critically endangered because its range is extremely small and the habitat is under threat from trampling of streams, deforestation, and settlement development, despite being located in the Bale Mountains National Park.[6]
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