Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
There is no information on the habitat
and ecology of this species,
although it presumably breeds
by direct development
, and is likely
to live in lowland rainforest.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Family:
Arthroleptidae
()
- Mivart, 1869
- Subfamily:
Arthroleptinae
()
- Tribe:
Arthroleptini
()
- Genus:
Arthroleptis
()
- Smith, 1849
- Specific name:
phrynoides
- (Laurent, 1976)
- Scientific name: - Arthroleptis phrynoides (Laurent, 1976)
- Specific name:
phrynoides
- (Laurent, 1976)
- Genus:
Arthroleptis
(
- Tribe:
Arthroleptini
(
- Subfamily:
Arthroleptinae
(
- Family:
Arthroleptidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- 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
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
There are major taxonomic
problems with the genus Arthroleptis
through much of Africa. In many cases, the available names
can be
referred only to museum specimens, not to animals in the field
. This
is because the identification
of these species frequently depends
more on their vocalizations than their morphology.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Arthroleptis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. adolfifriederici (Rugege Forest Squeaker Frog) · A. fichika (Hidden Squeaker Frog) · A. kidogo (Tiny Squeaker Frog) · A. stenodactylus (Common Squeaker) · A. tanneri (Tanzania Screeching Frog) · A. troglodytes (Cave Squeaker) · A. wahlbergii (Bush Squeaker) · A. xenochirus (Plain Squeaker) · A. xenodactyloides (Dwarf Squeaker)
More Info
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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.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Laurent, R.F. 1976. Deux amphibiens nouveaux du Zaire. Rev. Zool. Afr. 90: 528-546.
- Poynton, J.C. 2003. Arthroleptis troglodytes and the content of Schoutedenella (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae). African Journal of Herpetology 52: 49-51.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Robert Drewes 2004. Arthroleptis phrynoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5990478
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-773415
- IUCN ID: 192817
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3962255
Footnotes
- Robert Drewes 2004. Arthroleptis phrynoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
