Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
It lives in secondary herbaceous growth in the forest
zone. It can
be found in clearings and along forest tracks, as well as in towns
and villages. It has been reported from forest and farmbush habitats
in the Togo Hills
(Leaché et al.
2006). It lays
its eggs
on the ground
, and breeds
by direct
development, and is not dependent
upon water.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
- 14.5 Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas
- 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest [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:
poecilonotus
- Peters, 1863
- Scientific name: - Arthroleptis poecilonotus Peters, 1863
- Specific name:
poecilonotus
- Peters, 1863
- 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. It is possible
that Arthroleptis bivittatus is a synonym of A. poecilinotus,
but more field observations are needed to confirm this (Perret 1991).
[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
- A comparative study of the herpetological faunae of the Uluguru and Usambara mountains, Tanganyika territory with descriptions of new species / by T. Barbour and A. Loveridge. 50 1928 Cambridge, U.S.A.: Printed for the Museum, 1928. url p. 212.
- African reptiles and amphibians in Field Museum of Natural History. 22 1936 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1936. url p. 18, p. 99.
- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 16, p. 326.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 117 1957 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 352, p. 429, p. 503.
- Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the. .. British Museum. London, 1882. url p. 117.
- Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 10.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 137.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 38 1958 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 1193.
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.
- Rödel, M.-O., Amiet, J.-L. & Burger, M. 2004. Arthroleptis poecilonotus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 05, 2007:
- California Academy of Sciences, CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Royal Museum for Central Africa, RMCA-HERP
- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Royal Museum for Central Africa - Herpetology
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4801200
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661552
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13825586
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661552
- IUCN ID: 192818
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 135918
Footnotes
- Rödel, M.-O., Amiet, J.-L. & Burger, M. 2004. Arthroleptis poecilonotus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
