Afrixalus lindholmi

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Afrixalus lindholmi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Afrixalus
Species:
A. lindholmi
Binomial name
Afrixalus lindholmi
(Andersson, 1907)
Synonyms [2]

Megalixalus lindholmiAndersson, 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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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 . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus lindholmi (Andersson, 1907)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Amiet, J.-L. (2009). "Observations sur les Afrixalus du Cameroun (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie (in French). 116: 53–92. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.79490 .
  4. 1 2 3 Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 99: 19–28.
  5. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.