Arthroleptis spinalis

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Arthroleptis spinalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Arthroleptis
Species:
A. spinalis
Binomial name
Arthroleptis spinalis
Boulenger, 1919

Arthroleptis spinalis, the Tanganyika screeching frog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis spinalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T54384A18363510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54384A18363510.en . Retrieved 4 January 2018.