Hyperolius ruvuensis

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 ruvuensis

Name

• Hyperolius ruvuensis Barratt, Lawson & Loader in Barratt et al., 2017: 17

Holotype: BMNH 2002.410, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Ruvu South Forest Reserve (07°02’21.1” S; 38°54’58.3” E, 230 m a.s.l).”

References

Primary references

• Barratt, C.D., Lawson, L.P., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Doggart, N., Morgan-Brown, T., Nagel, P. & Loader, S.P. 2017. A new, narrowly distributed, and critically endangered species of spiny-throated reen frog (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a highly threatened coastal forest reserve in Tanzania. The Herpetological Journal 17(1): 13–24. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ruvu Spiny Reed Frog