Biology:Hyperolius steindachneri

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Short description: Species of frog

Hyperolius steindachneri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:
H. steindachneri
Binomial name
Hyperolius steindachneri
Bocage, 1866

Hyperolius steindachneri is a species of African frog in the family Hyperoliidae.

Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Viennese zoologist Franz Steindachner.[2]: 204 

Geographic distribution

Hyperolius steindachneri is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Hyperolius steindachneri are swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hyperolius steindachneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56208A18383877.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56208/18383877. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.  xiii + 244 pp.

Further reading

  • Bocage, J.V.B. (1866). "Reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus recueillis dans les possesions portugaises de l'Afrique occidentale, qui se trouvent au Muséum de Lisbonne ". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa 1 (1): 57–78.  (Hyperolius steindachneri, pp. 75–76). (in French).


Wikidata ☰ Q1943368 entry