Acanthixalus spinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Acanthixalus
Species: Acanthixalus spinosus

Name

Acanthixalus spinosus (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)

Type locality: "Cameruns" (= Cameroon).

Syntypes: ZMB 8359 (4 specimens).

Synonyms

• Hyperolius spinosus Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875
• Megalixalus spinosus — Boulenger, 1882
• Megalixalus (Acanthixalus) spinosus — Laurent, 1944
• Acanthixalus spinosus — Laurent, 1950

References

• Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1875: 208.
• Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 14.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Acanthixalus spinosus . Accessed on 30 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Acanthixalus spinosus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cameroon Wart Frog