Phrynobatrachus mbabo

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 mbabo

Name

Phrynobatrachus mbabo Gvoždík, Nečas, Dolinay, Zimkus, Schmitz & Fokam, 2020: 29

• Holotype: ZFMK 75726, adult ♀, collected by A. Schmitz on 28 Jnauary 2000.
• Type locality: “Cameroon, Adamawa Region, Tchabal Mbabo massif (southern slope), 5 km NEE of Foungoy (or Fungoi; stream in gallery forest), 7.2518°N 12.0597°E, 2060 m”.

References

Primary references

• Gvoždík, V., Nečas, T., Dolinay, M., Zimkus, B.M., Schmitz, A. & Fokam, E.B. 2020. Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line. PeerJ 8(e8393): 1–52. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8393 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tchabal Mbabo Puddle frog