Hyperolius ruvuensis Barratt et al., 2017
Ruvu reed frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing, possibly extinct.
Last record: 2001
Distribution
Ruvu South Forest Reserve, outside of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Barratt, C. D., Lawson, L. P., Bittencourt-Silva, G. B., Doggart, N., Morgan-Brown, T., Nagel, P. and Loader, S. P. (2017). A new, narrowly distributed, and critically endangered species of spiny-throated reed frog (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a highly threatened coastal forest reserve in Tanzania. Herpetological Journal 27: 13-24.
Other references:
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22056/new-species-hyperolius-tanzania