Phrynobatrachus rungwensis

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 rungwensis

Name

Phrynobatrachus rungwensis (Loveridge, 1932)

Type locality: "just below the Moravian Mission at Ilolo at the base of Rungwe Mountain, southwestern Tanganyika Territory [=Tanzania]".

Holotype: MCZ 17141.

Synonyms

• Arthroleptis rungwensis Loveridge, 1932
• Phrynobatrachus rungwensis — Laurent, 1941

References

• Loveridge, 1932, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 72: 386.
• Laurent, 1941, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 34: 207.
• 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 Phrynobatrachus rungwensis . Accessed on 24 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Phrynobatrachus rungwensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 24 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Rungwe River Frog