Arthroleptis nlonakoensis

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 nlonakoensis

Name

Arthroleptis nlonakoensis (Plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006)

Holotype: ZFMK 80970, adult ♂, collected by M. Plath and H.-W. Herrmann on 10 December 2000. Type locality: “between the village Ekomtolo and Badjong (4°51′N, 9°54′E, 450 m altitude) on the bank of the small creek 'Mélo' next to the 'Nkébé waterfall', Mt. Nlonako, Littoral Province, Cameroon”.

Combinations

• Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis Plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006: 487 [original combination]
• Arthroleptis nlonakoensis — Frétey, 2008: 104 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Plath, M., Herrmann, H.-W. & Böhme, W. 2006. New frog species of the genus Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Mt. Nlonako, Cameroon. Journal of Herpetology 40(4): 486–495. DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[486:NFSOTG]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Frétey, T. 2008. Revue des genres africains Arthroleptis Smith, 1849 et Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862 (Amphibia, Anura). Alytes 25(3–4): 99–172. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zimkus B.M. & Larson, J.G. 2009. External morphology and osteology support the placement of Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis Plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006 within the genus Arthroleptis. African Journal of Herpetology 58(1): 36–38. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2009.9635578 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Arthroleptis nlonakoensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T135994A18394643. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T135994A18394643.en. Accessed on 19 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Nlonako Squeaker