Afrixalus spinifrons

Afrixalus spinifrons

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: Afrixalus
Species: Afrixalus spinifrons

Name

Afrixalus spinifrons (Cope, 1862)

Type locality: "Umvoti", KwaZulu-Natal, Rep. South Africa.

Holotype: ANSP 11320.

Synonyms

• Hyperolius spinifrons Cope, 1862
• Megalixalus ? spinifrons — Boulenger, 1882
• Megalixalus spinifrons — Ahl, 1930
• Megalixalus fornasinii spinifrons — Power, 1935
• Afrixalus spinifrons — Guibé, 1948
• Afrixalus spinifrons spinifrons — Pickersgill, 1996
• Afrixalus spinifrons intermedius Pickersgill, 1996

References

• Cope, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 14: 342.
• Pickersgill, 1996, Durban Mus. Novit., 21: 51–55.
• 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 Afrixalus spinifrons . Accessed on 31 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Afrixalus spinifrons  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 31 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Natal Banana Frog