| Arthroleptis vercammeni | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptis |
| Species: | A. vercammeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptis vercammeni (
Laurent, 1954)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Schoutedenella vercammeni Laurent, 1954 | |
Arthroleptis vercammeni, also known as the Mwana screeching frog or Vercammen's squeaker, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality at Mwana in Mwenga Territory, South Kivu province. [1] [2] [3] The specific name vercammeni honours Paul-Henry Vercammen-Grandjean, entomologist and virologist from France/Belgium. [5]
Description
Males grow to a snout–vent length of 15 mm (0.59 in) and females to 17 mm (0.67 in). The dorsum is brown with a distinctive pattern while the underside is orange. The flanks are mottled grey. Males have black throat and orange-red thighs; females have grey throat. The finger and the toe tips are expanded. The male advertisement call is unknown. [3]
Habitat and conservation
Arthroleptis vercammeni occurs in leaf litter in forest. [3] The type locality is at 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level. There is no recent information on ecology or abundance of this species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers it " data deficient". It is not known to occur in any protected area. [1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis vercammeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54392A18365577. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54392A18365577.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi: 10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Channing, Allan & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
- ^ "Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.