Afrixalus uluguruensis

Afrixalus uluguruensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hyperoliidae
Genus:	Afrixalus
Species:	A. uluguruensis
Binomial name
	Afrixalus uluguruensis; (Barbour and Loveridge, 1928)
Synonyms
	Megalixalus uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928

Afrixalus uluguruensis is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Its common name is Uluguru banana frog.^[2]^[4] It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania^[5] and known from the Kipengere Range (Livingstone Mountains), Mahenge, Udzungwa Scarp, Rubeho, North Uluguru, Nguru, Ukaguru, and Nguu Mountains.^[1]

Etymology

The

type locality of this species, Vituri in the Uluguru Mountains.^[2]^[3]

Description

Males measure 23–25.5 mm (0.91–1.00 in) and females 24–28 mm (0.94–1.10 in) in snout–vent length. The head is broad. The dorsal surfaces are white and have irregular darker spots that rarely form a pattern. Males have fine dorsal spines whereas females are smooth. The males have many small, inconspicuous asperities on the head,

dorsum, and limbs.^[5] The fingers are about one-third webbed whereas the toes fully webbed.^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural

type series was collected from wild bananas in a rainforest. The diet consists of insects such as beetles.^[3]

This species is abundant where it occurs. However, it does not survive in degraded habitats and is threatened by

habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, logging, and expanding human settlements. It occurs in a number of protected areas: Uluguru Nature Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, and the proposed Mkingu and Uzungwa Scarp Nature Reserves.^[1]

References

^
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56081A16951026.en
. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Afrixalus uluguruensis (Barbour and Loveridge, 1928)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^
doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49344
.

^ Afrixalus uluguruensis media from ARKive
^ ^a ^b "Afrixalus uluguruensis". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56081A16951026.en
. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[Frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Afrixalus uluguruensis (Barbour and Loveridge, 1928)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[Barbour_and_Loveridge_1928-3] 
doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49344
.

[4] Afrixalus uluguruensis media from ARKive

[AmphibiaWeb-5] "Afrixalus uluguruensis". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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