Biology:Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi

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Short description: Species of frog

Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. sternfeldi
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi
(Ahl, 1924)
Synonyms[2]
  • Arthroleptis taeniatus Sternfeld, 1917 — junior homonym of Arthroleptis taeniatus Boulenger, 1906
  • Ahl, 1924 — replacement name Arthroleptis sternfeldi

Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to Central African Republic and only known from its type locality, "Fort Crampel".[1][2] The specific name sternfeldi honours Richard Sternfeld, a German zoologist and herpetologist.[3] Common name Sternfeld's river frog has been coined for this species.[2][3]

There is no observations of this species after its discovery, and its ecology is essentially unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T58141A18396151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58141A18396151.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58141/18396151. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi (Ahl, 1924)". 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/Phrynobatrachidae/Phrynobatrachus/Phrynobatrachus-sternfeldi. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA206. 

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