| Afrixalus upembae | |
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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. upembae
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrixalus upembae (
Laurent, 1941)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Afrixalus upembae is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known from the lower Katanga Province (=Shaba Province), [1] [2] [3] [4] although its true distribution might be wider; [1] possibly reaching eastern Angola. [5] It belongs to the taxonomically unresolved " Afrixalus quadrivittatus complex", [1] [3] [4] and it is not even clear that it is a valid species. [1]
Description
The body is relatively elongate. [5] The dorsum is dark brown and has three light stripes that merge on the snout. The brown dorsal bands have diffuse borders. [3] [4] [5]
Habitat and conservation
Afrixalus upembae lives in moist savanna [1] [5] and probably breeds in small pools. [1] The type series consists more of one thousand specimens, suggesting it is an abundant species. [1] However, the type series does not contain any mature males, possibly because juveniles and females might use different daytime hiding places than males. [6]
Major threats to this species are unknown, as is its recent population status. It can be found in Upemba National Park. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Afrixalus upembae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56082A18371811. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56082A18371811.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Afrixalus upembae (Laurent, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Afrixalus upembae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Afrixalus upembae (Laurent, 1941)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 99: 19–28.
- ^ Pickersgill, Martin (2007). "A redefinition of Afrixalus fulvovittatus (Cope, 1860) and Afrixalus vittiger (Peters, 1876) (Amphibia, Anura Hyperoliidae)". African Journal of Herpetology. 56 (1): 23–37. doi: 10.1080/21564574.2007.9635551.