Phrynobatrachus arcanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species: Phrynobatrachus arcanus

Name

Phrynobatrachus arcanus Gvoždík, Nečas, Dolinay, Zimkus, Schmitz & Fokam, 2020: 16

• Holotype: NMP-P6V 74603/1, adult ♂, collected by V. Gvoždík on 5 November 2009.
• Type locality: “Nigeria–Cameroon border area, Gotel Mountains, Mount Gangirwal (= Chappal Waddi or Cabbal Wade), site 2 (pond in small stream surrounded by shrubs on grassland slope), 7.0398°N, 11.7068°E, 2,250 m”.

References

Primary references

• Gvoždík, V., Nečas, T., Dolinay, M., Zimkus, B.M., Schmitz, A. & Fokam, E.B. 2020. Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line. PeerJ 8(e8393): 1–52. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8393 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Hidden Puddle frog