Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It presumably breeds
in waterbodies and has a larval development
breeding strategy.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 18 Unknown [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:
fuscigula
- Bocage, 1866
- Scientific name: - Hyperolius fuscigula Bocage, 1866
- Specific name:
fuscigula
- Bocage, 1866
- 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
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
This species is a nomen dubium according to Perret (1976).
This name cannot be matched to any known species in the wild. (Ref.
278975).
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
- Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais. Lisboa, Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais, 1908- url p. 178.
- Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the. .. British Museum. London, 1882. url p. 124.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 38 1958 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 1194.
Notes
Contributors
- Arne Schitz 2004. Hyperolius fuscigula. 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: 27884
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663106
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663106
- IUCN ID: 215495
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149355
Footnotes
- Arne Schiøtz 2004. Hyperolius fuscigula. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
