Arthroleptis vercammeni, also known as the Mwana screeching frog or Vercammen's squeaker, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality at Mwana in Mwenga Territory, South Kivu province.[1][2][3] The specific name vercammeni honours Paul-Henry Vercammen-Grandjean, entomologist and virologist from France/Belgium.[5]
| Arthroleptis vercammeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptis |
| Species: | A. vercammeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Schoutedenella vercammeni Laurent, 1954 | |
Description
editMales grow to a snout–vent length of 15 mm (0.59 in) and females to 17 mm (0.67 in). The dorsum is brown with a distinctive pattern while the underside is orange. The flanks are mottled grey. Males have black throat and orange-red thighs; females have grey throat. The finger and the toe tips are expanded. The male advertisement call is unknown.[3]
Habitat and conservation
editArthroleptis vercammeni occurs in leaf litter in forest.[3] The type locality is at 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level. There is no recent information on ecology or abundance of this species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers it "data deficient". It is not known to occur in any protected area.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis vercammeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54392A18365577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54392A18365577.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Channing, Allan & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
- ^ "Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.