Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951
Itombwe River frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1951 or prior
Rediscovered in 25 May 2009
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Itombwe Highlands in southern Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Laurent, R. F. (1951). Deux reptiles et onze batraciens nouveaux d'Afrique centrale. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 44: 360-381.
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.
Robert Drewes and Martin Pickersgill. (2004). Phrynobatrachus asper. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 23 September 2012.
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