Hyperolius castaneus

Hyperolius castaneus

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: Hyperolius
Species: Hyperolius castaneus

Name

Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931

Type locality: "Vulkangebiet nordöstlich des Kivu-Sees" (volcano region northeast of Lake Kivu).

Holotype: ZMB, lost.

Synonyms

• Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius latifrons Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius rugegensis Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius ventrimaculatus Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius adolphi-friederici Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius castaneus castaneus — Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius castaneus rhodogaster Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius castaneus constellatus Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius castaneus submarginatus Laurent, 1952
• Hyperolius adolfifriederici — Laurent, 1961

References

• Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 286.
• Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 31.
• Greenbaum, E., Sinsch, U., Lehr, E., Valdez, F. & Kusamba, C. 2013. Phylogeography of the reed frog Hyperolius castaneus (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa: Implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. Zootaxa 3731(4): 473–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.4.3 Reference page. 
• 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 Hyperolius castaneus . Accessed on 02 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hyperolius castaneus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 02 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ahl's Reed Frog