Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi

Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi

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: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species: Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi

Name

Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi Zimkus, Gvoždík & Gonwouo in Zimkus & Gvoždík, 2013: 597

• Holotype: MCZ A-136904, adult ♂, collected by D.C. Blackburn, J. Diffo and N. Gonwouo on 24 September 2004.
• Type locality: “Cameroon, West Province, below Mt. Bamboutos summit, 5°39′41.0′′N, 10°07′37.9′′E, 2050 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Zimkus, B.M. & Gvoždík, V. 2013. Sky Islands of the Cameroon Volcanic Line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus). Zoologica Scripta 42(6): 591–611. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12029 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dolinay, M., Nečas, T., Zimkus, B.M., Schmitz, A., Fokam, E.B., Lemmon, E.M., Lemmon, A.R. & Gvoždík, V. 2021. Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 163: 107258. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107258 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Jim Zimkus' Puddle Frog