Leptopelis argenteus

Leptopelis argenteus

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: Leptopelinae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species: Leptopelis argenteus

Name

Leptopelis argenteus (Pfeffer, 1893)

Type locality: "Sumpf südlich der Stadt Bagamoyo" (= marsh south of Bagamoyo), Tanzania.

Holotype: ZMH A00442 (formerly 287).

Synonyms

• Hylambates argenteus Pfeffer, 1893
• Leptopelis argenteus argenteus — Schiøtz
• Leptopelis argenteus meridionalis Schiøtz, 1975
• Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton, 1985

References

• Pfeffer, 1893, Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst., 10: 100.
• 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 Leptopelis argenteus . Accessed on 20 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Leptopelis argenteus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Broadley's Tree Frog