Leptopelis xeniae

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 xeniae

Name

Leptopelis xeniae Goutte, Reyes-Velasco, Kassie & Boissinot, 2022: 85

• Holotype: ZNHM-AAU SB183, adult ♂, collected by S. Goutte and J. Reyes-Velasco on 18 April 2018.
• Type locality: “east of Kibre Mengist (5.8782°N, 39.1330°E, 1832 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Goutte, S., Reyes-Velasco, J., Kassie, A. & Boissinot, S. 2022. Genetic and morphometric analyses of historical type specimens clarify the taxonomy of the Ethiopian Leptopelis gramineus species complex (Anura, Arthroleptidae). Zookeys 1128: 63–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1128.82176 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Xenia’s African Treefrog