Microkayla pinguis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its type locality in Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department.[1][2] It is known from an area consisting of a mixture of elfin forest and pastures, where it was found under stones in a humid stream bed. Smallholder agriculture and climate change are potential threats to this species.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Microkayla |
| Species: | M. pinguis
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| Microkayla pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Ignacio De la Riva (2008). "Psychrophrynella pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T57226A11605205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T57226A11605205.en.
- ^ "Microkayla pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
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