Arthroleptis krokosua

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: Arthroleptidae
Subfamilia: Arthroleptinae
Genus: Arthroleptis
Species: Arthroleptis krokosua

Name

Arthroleptis krokosua Ernst, Agyei & Rödel, 2008: 60

• Holotype: SMNS 12555.
• Type locality: “on a steep hill, SE of the base camp (at village of Mmem), in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south western Ghana (6°35.970´ N, 2°50.705´ W; GPS geodetic datum: WGS84; altitude ca. 300 m asl). The habitat consisted of dry forest with a thick leaf litter on a granitic outcrop”.

References

Primary references

• Ernst, R., Agyei, A.C. & Rödel, M.-O. 2008. A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south-western Ghana. Zootaxa 1697(1): 58–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1697.1.2 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Adum, G.B. et al. 2011: Re-discovery of the giant West African squeaker, Arthroleptis krokosua Ernst, Agyei & Rödel, 2008 (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) in two forests of south-western Ghana with observations on the species’ variability and habitat preferences. Zootaxa 2744: 34–38. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Arthroleptis krokosua

Vernacular names

English: Krokosua Squeaking Frog