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Hyperolius chrysogaster Laurent, 1950

Goldbelly reed frog

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1954

Rediscovered before 2012

IUCN RedList status: Near Threatened

 

Distribution

"Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from Mount Ruwenzori south to the northern slopes of the Itombwe Mountains" (Schiøtz, 2004)

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Laurent, R. F. (1950). Diagnoses preliminaires de treize batraciens nouveaux d'Afrique centrale. Revue de Zoologie et Botanie Africaine 44: 1-18.

 

Other references:

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2015. Hyperolius chrysogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T56124A16937804. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T56124A16937804.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2017.

Laurent, R.F. 1972. Amphibiens. Exploration du Parc National des Virunga, 2e Ser. 22: 1-125.

Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110723030833/http://eligreenbaum.iss.utep.edu/lost_amphibians.htm

 

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