Afrixalus lindholmi

Afrixalus lindholmi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]}

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]}

References

1. 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. 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. 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. Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 99: 19–28.
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.