Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species has been found in heavily degraded former forest
(farm
bush
), although it is not known whether or not it is found inside
forest. Its breeding habits are unknown, though reproduction
presumably
takes place in water.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
- 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
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
()
- (Laurent, 1943)
- Genus:
Hyperolius
()
- Rapp, 1842, nom. nov.
- Specific name:
robustus
- Laurent, 1979
- Scientific name: - Hyperolius robustus Laurent, 1979
- Specific name:
robustus
- Laurent, 1979
- Genus:
Hyperolius
(
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- 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
.
First described: Laurent,R.F. Presencia de Rhadinaea occipitalis
(Jan) en
el noroeste Argentino. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 33 (2):
87-90, 1979.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
Members of the genus Hyperolius
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. baumanni (Baumann's Reed Frog) · H. cinnamomeoventris (Cinnamon-Bellied Reed Frog) · H. fusciventris (Lime Reed Frog) · H. guttulatus (Dotted Reed Frog) · H. kivuensis (Kivu Reed Frog) · H. lateralis (Munsenene Reed Frog) · H. laticeps (Togo Reed Frog) · H. marmoratus (Marbled Reed Frog) · H. mosaicus (South Cameroon Reed Frog) · H. nasutus (Long-Nosed Reed Frog) · H. nimbae (Mount Nimba Reed Frog) · H. ocellatus (Golden-Eyed Reed Frog) · H. pickersgilli (Pickersgill's Reed Frog) · H. puncticulatus (Spotted Reed Frog) · H. pusillus (Water Lily Reed Frog) · H. sankuruensis (Omaniundu Reed Frog) · H. semidiscus (Yellow-Striped Reed Frog) · H. spinigularis (Spiny-Throated Reed Frog) · H. sylvaticus (Bobiri Reed Frog) · H. tuberculatus (Rainforest Reed Frog) · H. tuberilinguis (Tinker Reed Frog) · H. viridiflavus (Common Reed Frog)
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. 1979. Descriptions de deux Hyperolius nouveaux du Sankuru (Zaire). Rev. Zool. Afr. 93: 779-791.
- Laurent,R.F. Presencia de Rhadinaea occipitalis (Jan) en el noroeste Argentino. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 33 (2): 87-90, 1979.
- Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- Schitz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- Schitz, A. 2006a. Notes on the genus Hyperolius in central Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo. Alytes 24: 40-60.
Notes
Contributors
- Arne Schitz 2004. Hyperolius robustus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- 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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Schiøtz, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 27942
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663169
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663169
- IUCN ID: 215563
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149430
Footnotes
- Arne Schiøtz 2004. Hyperolius robustus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
