Hymenochirus feae

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Hymenochirus feae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Hymenochirus
Species:
H. feae
Binomial name
Hymenochirus feae
Boulenger, 1906

Hymenochirus feae, also known as Gaboon dwarf clawed frog, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is endemic to Gabon [1] [2] and is only known with certainty from its type locality on the coast of central Gabon. [1] The specific name feae honors Leonardo Fea, an Italian explorer, zoologist, and naturalist. [3]

Hymenochirus feae presumably is ecologically similar to Hymenochirus boettgeri , an aquatic frog that occurs in still, shaded water in lowland rainforest, and in pools by slow-flowing rivers. Threats to this little-known species are unknown. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Hymenochirus feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T58157A18397014. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58157A18397014.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hymenochirus feae Boulenger, 1906". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 68. ISBN   978-1-907807-44-2.