Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku

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 chukuchuku

Name

Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku Zimkus, 2009: 801

• Holotype: MCZ A-138127, adult ♂, collected by D.C. Blackburn, K.S. Blackburn, P. Huang, and M. Talla on 17 August 2006.
• Type locality: “Cameroon, Northwest Region, Mt Oku, near summit, 06°11′N, 10°31′E (WGS datum), 2800 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Zimkus, B.M. 2009. Biogeographical analysis of Cameroonian puddle frogs and description of a new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157(4): 795–813. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00579.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Spiny Puddle Frog