Mertensophryne schmidti

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Italic title}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2014 |title=''Mertensophryne schmidti'' |volume=2014 |article-number=e.T54754A18367164 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54754A18367164.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Mertensophryne schmidti | authority = Grandison, 1972 | synonyms = ''Bufo schmidti'' <small>(Grandison, 1972)</small> }}

'''''Mertensophryne schmidti''''' (commonly known as '''Schmidt's snouted frog''') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo and only known from the Upemba National Park.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /><ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Mertensophryne/Mertensophryne-schmidti |title=''Mertensophryne schmidti'' Grandison, 1972 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>

A poorly known species, it is assumed to be a Miombo savanna inhabitant.

Threats to it are unknown.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bo Beolens|author2=Michael Watkins|author3=Michael Grayson|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT302|date=22 April 2013|publisher=Pelagic Publishing|isbn=978-1-907807-42-8|page=302}}</ref>

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schmidti Category:Endemic amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Miombo Category:Amphibians described in 1972 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot