Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus

Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and is only known from its type locality, Bouala (originally spelled "Buala"), at 998 m (3,274 ft) above sea level on the Ouham River.[1][2][3] Common name Chad river frog has been coined for this species.[2][4] This name presumably reflects the earlier assumption that the type locality was in Chad, into which the Ouham River flows.[3]

Bouala in the Central African Republic
Bouala in the Central African Republic
Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus is only known from the holotype collected from Bouala in the Central African Republic

Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus
(Ahl, 1925)
Synonyms[2]
  • Arthroleptis pygmaeus Ahl, 1925 "1923"
  • Micrarthroleptis pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925)

Etymology

Presumably, this species is named for the Latin pygmaeus, meaning "dwarfish".[4]

Taxonomy

Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus was described by German zoologist Ernst Ahl in 1925 based a single specimen, the holotype.[3] Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus is the type species of the genus Micrarthroleptis erected in 1938 by Kurt Deckert. However, the genus is currently considered a synonym of Phrynobatrachus.[5][6]

Description

Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus has tympanum that is indistinct. Dorsal skin is warty and has two X-shaped ridges in the scapular region.[7]

Ecology

There are no observations of this species after its discovery, and its ecology is essentially unknown.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58136A3066189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58136A3066189.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. Frétey, T. (2008). "Provenance de trois espèces de Phrynobatrachus d'Afrique centrale décrites par Ahl en 1925 (Anura, Ranidae)". Alytes (in French). 25 (1/2): 83–85. ProQuest 1318922366.
  4. "Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. Frétey, T. (2007). "Revue des genres africains Arthroleptis Smith, 1849 et Phrynobatrachus Gunther, 1862 (Amphibia, Anura)". Alytes (in French). 25 (3/4): 99–172. ProQuest 1318921769.
  6. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. Plath, Mirco; Herrmann, Hans-Werner & Böhme, Wolfgang (2006). "New frog species of the genus Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Mt. Nlonako, Cameroon". Journal of Herpetology. 40 (4): 486–495. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[486:nfsotg]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 4498531.
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