Hyperolius castaneus

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Hyperoliidae
Subfamilia: Hyperoliinae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species: Hyperolius castaneus

Name

Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931

Type locality: "Vulkangebiet nordöstlich des Kivu-Sees" (volcano region northeast of Lake Kivu).

Holotype: ZMB, lost.

Synonyms

• Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius latifrons Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius rugegensis Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius ventrimaculatus Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius adolphi-friederici Ahl, 1931
• Hyperolius castaneus castaneus — Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius castaneus rhodogaster Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius castaneus submarginatus Laurent, 1952
• Hyperolius adolfifriederici — Laurent, 1961

References

• Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 286.
• Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 31.
• Greenbaum, E., Sinsch, U., Lehr, E., Valdez, F. & Kusamba, C. 2013. Phylogeography of the reed frog Hyperolius castaneus (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa: Implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. Zootaxa 3731(4): 473–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.4.3 Reference page. 
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hyperolius castaneus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 02 June 2008.

Vernacular names

• English: Ahl's Reed Frog