Poyntonophrynus lughensis, also known as the lugh toad or the lugh pygmy toad,[2] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Somalia, northern and eastern Kenya, eastern, central and southern Ethiopia, and extreme southeastern South Sudan.[1][3] Its natural habitat is very dry savanna. It breeds after the beginning of the rains in temporarily flooded hollows, including roadside ditches. The main threat to this species environmental degradation caused by human expansion and settlement, with increased populations of livestock as a consequence.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Poyntonophrynus |
| Species: | P. lughensis
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| Poyntonophrynus lughensis (Loveridge, 1932)
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Bufo lughensis Loveridge, 1932 | |
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Poyntonophrynus lughensis.
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Poyntonophrynus lughensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T54696A18372536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T54696A18372536.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Channing, Alan; Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019), Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa, Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Nature, Penguin Random House, ISBN 9781775845126
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Poyntonophrynus lughensis (Loveridge, 1932)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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