Arthroleptis xenodactylus (common names: Amani screeching frog, eastern squeaker) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to eastern Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitats are lowland and montane forests where it occurs in leaf-litter, under logs, and in the axils of banana leaves. It is a locally common species that is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Arthroleptis xenodactylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Arthroleptidae |
Genus: | Arthroleptis |
Species: | A. xenodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Arthroleptis xenodactylus Boulenger, 1909
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Arthroleptis xenodactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T73343869A176045060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T73343869A176045060.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Arthroleptis xenodactylus Boulenger, 1909". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 July 2015.