Phrynobatrachus bequaerti

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Phrynobatrachus bequaerti

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. bequaerti
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus bequaerti
(Barbour and Loveridge, 1929)
Synonyms[3]
  • Arthroleptis bequaerti Barbour and Loveridge, 1929[2]
  • Pararthroleptis bequaerti (Barbour and Loveridge, 1929)

Phrynobatrachus bequaerti is a species of

Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in the mountains of north-western Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Rwanda.[1][3][4] The specific name bequaerti honours Joseph Charles Bequaert, a Belgian botanist, entomologist, and malacologist[5][4] and who collected the holotype from Mount Vissoke.[2] Common name Vissoke river frog has been coined for this species.[1][3][4][5]

Description

Specimens in the

dorsum is uniform brown, except for chocolate-brown vertebral stripe present in about half of individuals. The lower parts vary from almost immaculate white to having few drown spots to dusky mottling or vermiculation.[2][4]

Habitat and conservation

Phrynobatrachus bequaerti lives in montane forests, grasslands, and wetlands at elevations of 2,400–3,000 m (7,900–9,800 ft)

habitat loss and degradation caused by expanding agriculture, grazing of livestock, timber extraction, and expanding human settlements. It is recorded from the Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda).[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58097A16942096.en
    . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Barbour, T. & Loveridge, A. (1929). "A new frog of the genus Arthroleptis from the Belgian Congo". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club. 11: 25–26.
  3. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus bequaerti (Barbour and Loveridge, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Zimkus, Breda (2014). "Phrynobatrachus bequaerti Loveridge, 1941". African Amphibians. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8
    .
  6. doi:10.1163/156853883X00030
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