| Afrixalus lindholmi | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Afrixalus |
| Species: | A. lindholmi
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrixalus lindholmi (
Andersson, 1907)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Megalixalus lindholmi Andersson, 1907 | |
Afrixalus lindholmi is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon and only known from the holotype collected in Bibundi, [1] [2] in the coastal area of Mount Cameroon. [3] Its taxonomic validity is in question. [2] [3] [4]
Etymology
The specific name lindholmi honours Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm, a Russian zoologist, herpetologist, and malacologist. [5] Accordingly, common name Lindholm's Banana frog has been coined for this species. [2] [5]
Taxonomy and description
The holotype is a female measuring 27 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The tympanum is small but distinct. The specimen resembles a juvenile Leptopelis, but is evidently an adult because it has about one hundred eggs in its ovaries. [4] This number is much higher than is typical for Afrixalus species, and Amiet (2009) suggests that the placement of this species in Afrixalus should be considered incertae sedis only. [3]
Some specimens now recognized as Afrixalus lacteus were allocated to Afrixalus lindholmi before the description of A. lacteus in 1976. [3] [4]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Afrixalus lindholmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56069A18371110. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56069A18371110.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus lindholmi (Andersson, 1907)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Amiet, J.-L. (2009). "Observations sur les Afrixalus du Cameroun (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie (in French). 116: 53–92. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.79490.
- ^ a b c Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 99: 19–28.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.