Phrynobatrachus hylaios

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species: Phrynobatrachus hylaios

Name

Phrynobatrachus hylaios Perret, 1959

• Holotype: MHNG 964.100.
• Type locality: “Foulassi, Sangmelima, alt. 710 m, forêt”.

Combinations

• Phrynobatrachus werneri hylaios Perret, 1959: 251 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Phrynobatrachus hylaios — Perret, 1966: 361 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Perret, J.-L. 1959. Études herpétologiques africains. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 82: 247–253.
• Perret, J.-L. 1966. Les amphibiens du Cameroun. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie 93: 289–464.

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. IUCN: Phrynobatrachus hylaios  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T58117A18393926. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58117A18393926.en. Accessed on 04 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Foulassi River Frog