Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
It has been recorded to be from forest
and presumably breeds
by direct
development.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 4 Grassland
- 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude [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:
nimbaensis
- Angel, 1950
- Scientific name: - Arthroleptis nimbaensis Angel, 1950
- Specific name:
nimbaensis
- Angel, 1950
- 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.
- Angel, F. 1950. Arthroleptis crusculum et A. nimbaense. Batraciens nouveaux de Guinee Francaise (materiaux de la Mission Lamotte aux Monts Nimba). Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle: 559-562.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Laurent, R.F. 1954. Remarques sur le genre Schoutedenella Witte. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Sciences Zoologiques: 34-40.
- 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.
- Mark-Oliver Rödel 2004. Arthroleptis nimbaensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5990476
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-773413
- IUCN ID: 192816
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3962254
Footnotes
- Mark-Oliver Rödel 2004. Arthroleptis nimbaensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
