Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Cave Squeaker
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
Most of the specimens were collected in sinkholes or caves, and a
few were found in open montane
grassland. It presumably breeds
by
direct development
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 4 Grassland
- 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
- 7 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)
- 7.1 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves [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:
troglodytes
- Poynton, 1963
- Scientific name: - Arthroleptis troglodytes Poynton, 1963
- Specific name:
troglodytes
- Poynton, 1963
- 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 serious 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 species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 16, p. 18, p. 326.
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.
- John Poynton, Alan Channing 2004. Arthroleptis troglodytes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5528862
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-773421
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14842739
- IUCN ID: 192828
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2078712
Footnotes
- John Poynton, Alan Channing 2004. Arthroleptis troglodytes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
