Astylosternus ranoides

Astylosternus ranoides

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: Astylosternus
Species: Astylosternus ranoides

Name

Astylosternus ranoides Amiet, 1978

Type locality: "Mont Mélétan (massif des Bamboutos), env. 2600 m", Cameroon.

Holotype: MHNG 1562.78 (formerly JLA 71.039).

References

Primary references

• Amiet, 1978 "1977", Ann. Fac. Sci. Cameroun, 23-24: 200.

Additional references

• Griesbaum, F., Hirschfeld, M., Barej, M.F., Schmitz, A., Rohrmoser, M., Dahmen, M., Mühlberger, F., Liedtke, H.C., Gonwouo, N.L., Doumbia, J. & Rödel, M-O. 2019. Tadpoles of three western African frog genera: Astylosternus Werner, 1898, Nyctibates Boulenger, 1904, and Scotobleps Boulenger, 1900 (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 95: 133–160. DOI: 10.3897/zse.95.32793 Reference page. 

Links

• 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 Astylosternus ranoides . Accessed on 19 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Astylosternus ranoides  (Endangered)

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Vernacular names

English: Central Night Frog