Nothophryne ribauensis

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Nothophryne
Species: Nothophryne ribauensis

Name

• Nothophryne ribauensis Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018: 77

Holotype: PEM A11372, adult ♂, collected by W. Conradie and H.M. Engelbrecht on 3 December 2014.

Type locality: “the eastern slopes of Mount M’pàluwé, part of the Ribáuè massif (14.91186° S, 38.31623° E, 632 m asl), Mozambique”.

References

Primary references

• Conradie, W., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Farooq, H.M., Loader, S.P., Menegon, M. & Tolley, K.A. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology 67(1): 61–85. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1376714 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ribáuè Mongrel Frog