Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Werneria preussi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southwestern Cameroon and—highly disjunctly and based on a more than 100 years old record—in Togo. Some sources also mention Equatorial Guinea.
Its natural habitats are rocky streams and waterfalls in submontane forests, but it also occurs in degraded secondary habitats. It lives exclusively in and around water and breeds in streams. It is locally common but probably threatened by loss of its forest caused by agricultural encroachment and human settlement.
Wikipedia contributors, Werneria preussi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:54:45.813830+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)
- Name authority
- (Matschie, 1893)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Werneria
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusWerneria Poche, 1903
- speciesWerneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Werneria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Werneria iboundji Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels & Böhme, 2004 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Werneria mertensiana Amiet, 1976 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Werneria tandyi (Amiet, 1972) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Werneria africanus (Werner, 1898) (Werner, 1898) | synonym |
| Werneria fulva (Andersson, 1903) (Andersson, 1903) | synonym |
| Bufo preussi Matschie, 1893 Matschie, 1893 | synonym |
| Stenoglossa fulva Andersson, 1903 Andersson, 1903 | synonym |
| Werneria submontana Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels & Böhme, 2004 Rödel, Schmitz, Pauwels & Böhme, 2004 | synonym |
| Werneria preussi preussi (Matschie, 1893) (Matschie, 1893) | synonym |
| Atelopus africanus Werner, 1898 Werner, 1898 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=550278 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5BXHG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.