Arthroleptis nikeae
| Arthroleptis nikeae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptis |
| Species: | A. nikeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptis nikeae Poynton, 2003 | |
Arthroleptis nikeae, Nike's squeaker, is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family. It is endemic to the Mafwemiro Reserve in the Rubeho Mountains of Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named after noted conservationist Nike Doggart, who first found and identified it.[2] It can be found in leaf litter in degraded montane forest.[1] With a maximum snout-vent length of 54 mm (2.1 in), it is the second largest Arthroleptis species.[3]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Artholeptis nikeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ Doggart, Nike; Perkin, Andrew; Kiure, Jacob; Fjeldsa, Jon; Poynton, John; Burgess, Neil (2006). "Changing places: how the results of new field work in the Rubeho Mountains influence conservation priorities in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania". African Journal of Ecology. 44 (2): 134–144. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00572.x.
- ↑ Blackburn, D. (2008). "Biogeography and evolution of body size and life history of African frogs: Phylogeny of squeakers (Arthroleptis) and long-fingered frogs (Cardioglossa) estimated from mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49 (3): 806–826. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.015.
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