Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis Laurent, 1952
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1952 or prior
Rediscovered on 2 January 2011
IUCN RedList status: Least Concern
Distribution
Burundi & Itombwe and Kabobo Highlands in southern Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (& Rwanda?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Laurent, R. F. (1952). Reptiles et batraciens nouveaux du massif du mont Kabobo et du plateau des Marungu. Rev. zool. bot. afr. 46: 18-34.
Other references:
Greenbaum, Eli and Kusamba, Chifundera. (2012). Conservation Implications Following the Rediscovery of Four Frog Species from the Itombwe Natural Reserve, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Herpetological Review 43(2): 253-259.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2016. Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T54381A49250941. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54381A49250941.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2017.
Laurent, R.F. 1954. Remarques sur le genre Schoutedenella Witte. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Sciences Zoologiques 1: 34-40.
Poynton, J.C. 2003. Arthroleptis troglodytes and the content of Schoutedenella (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae). African Journal of Herpetology 52: 49-51.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110723030833/http://eligreenbaum.iss.utep.edu/lost_amphibians.htm