Overview
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Description
Habitat
Ecology: It is a species of lowland forest
that can survive in secondary growth
and plantations, but not in completely degraded habitats
. It breeds
in temporary pools
and water-filled depressions
in forest.[1]
List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
()
- Laurent, 1943
- Subfamily:
Hyperoliinae
()
- Genus:
Afrixalus
()
- Laurent, 1944
- Specific name:
sylvaticus
- Schiøtz, 1974
- Scientific name: - Afrixalus sylvaticus Schiøtz, 1974
- Specific name:
sylvaticus
- Schiøtz, 1974
- Genus:
Afrixalus
(
- Subfamily:
Hyperoliinae
(
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Afrixalus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 52 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. aureus (Golden Dwarf Reed Frog) · A. brachycnemis (Short-Legged Spiny Reed Frog) · A. brachycnemis brachycnemis · A. brachycnemis wiedholzi · A. clarkei · A. clarkeorum · A. congicus · A. crotalus (Snoring Spiny Reed Frog) · A. delicatus (Delicate Spiny Reed Frog) · A. dorsalis (Striped Spiny Reed Frog) · A. dorsalis dorsalis · A. dorsalis leptosomus · A. dorsalis regularis · A. enseticola · A. equatorialis · A. fornasini (Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog) · A. fornasinii · A. fornasinii fornasinii · A. fulvovittatus · A. fulvovittatus brevipalmatus · A. fulvovittatus fulvovittatus · A. fulvovittatus leptosomus · A. georgiana · A. julvittatus · A. julvittatus leptosomus · A. knysnae (Knysna Spiny Reed Frog) · A. lacteus · A. laevis · A. leucostictus · A. lindholmi · A. madagascariensis · A. morerei · A. nigeriensis · A. orophilus · A. osorioi (Osorio's Spiny Reed Frog) · A. osorioi congicus · A. paradorsalis · A. pygmaeus · A. pygmaeus septentrionalis · A. quadrivittatus · A. schneideri · A. septentrionalis · A. spinifrons (Natal Spiny Reed Frog) · A. spinifrons intermedius · A. stuhlmanni · A. sylvaticus · A. uluguruensis · A. upembae · A. vibekensis · A. vittiger · A. weidholzi · A. wittei (De Witte's Spiny Reed Frog)
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Howell, K.M. 1993. Herpetofauna of the eastern African forests. In: J.C. Lovett and S.K. Wasser (eds), Biogeography and Ecology of the Rain Forests of Eastern Africa, pp. 173-201. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Pickersgill, M. 2005. The taxonomy and ethology of the Afrixalus stuhlmanni superspecies (Anura: Hyperoliidae). Steenstrupia 29: 1-38.
- Schiøtz, A. 1974. Revision of the genus Afrixalus (Anura) in eastern Africa. Vinensk. Medd. Fra Dansk Naturh. Foren. 137: 9-18.
- Schiøtz, A. 1975. The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen.
- Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Pickersgill, M., Schiøtz, A. & Howell, K. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Tanzanian Vertebrate Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 27824
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663051
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663051
- IUCN ID: 56080
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149261
Footnotes
- Pickersgill, M., Schiøtz, A. & Howell, K. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
