Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis

Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Anhydrophryne
Species: Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis

Name

Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis (Bishop & Passmore, 1993)

• Holotype: TM 70652.
• Type locality: "South Africa: Natal: grass-covered hillside surrounded by exotic pine forest (Saligna Forestry Ltd. ), opposite Canowie farm owned by Mr L. McGregor (5 km northwest of Ixopo), 1,6 km on a bearing of 247° from trig beacon no. 236 (1267,2 m), elevation 1219 +/-15 m, East 30°02´45, South 30°06´30".

References

• Bishop and Passmore, 1993, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 36: 1.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 27 June 2008.

Vernacular names

• English: Ngongoni Moss Frog