Biology:Hyperolius vilhenai
| Hyperolius vilhenai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperolius |
| Species: | H. vilhenai
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperolius vilhenai Laurent, 1964
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Hyperolius vilhenai is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is only known from its type locality, Cuílo, along the Luita River in northern Angola,[1][2] although it is likely to occur in adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Additional specimens from the Cangandala National Park have been provisionally assigned to this species.[1] The specific name vilhenai honours Ernesto Jardim de Vilhena, a Portuguese naval officer, politician, and businessman.[3] Common names Luita River reed frog and Vilhena's reed frog have been proposed for this frog.[1][2][3][4]
Description
The holotype, an adult male, measures 21 mm (0.8 in) in snout–vent length. It has a squat body and a large, broad head. The snout is rounded. Colouration is pale green. A dark band runs from tip of snout to upper eyelid. The specimen has neither gular flap not gular sac. It is the only specimen assigned to this species with confidence.[4][5]
Habitat and conservation
Hyperolius vilhenai was apparently found in gallery forest in the humid savanna zone.[1] Its ecoregion of occurrence is the Angolan miombo woodlands.[4] Information on threats to this species is lacking. It might be present in the Cangandala National Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group (2017). "Hyperolius vilhenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T56218A77161998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56218A77161998.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56218/77161998. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Hyperolius vilhenai Laurent, 1964". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperoliinae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-vilhenai.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA223.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hogan, C. Michael (2014). "Hyperolius vilhenai Laurent, 1964". African Amphibians. http://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1468.
- ↑ "Hyperolius vilhenai". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/599.
Wikidata ☰ Q1945260 entry
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