Biology:Afrixalus lindholmi
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56069/18371110. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus lindholmi (Andersson, 1907)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Afrixalus/Afrixalus-lindholmi.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Amiet, J.-L. (2009). "Observations sur les Afrixalus du Cameroun (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae)" (in fr). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 53–92. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79490. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/79490.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 99: 19–28. https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=bsn-002:1976:99::180.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126.
Wikidata ☰ Q2246682 entry
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