Southern torrent frog
| Arthroleptides yakusini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Petropedetidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptides |
| Species: | A. yakusini |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptides yakusini Channing, Howell, and Moyer, 2002 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petropedetes yakusini (Channing, Moyer, and Howell, 2002) | |
The southern torrent frog, Arthroleptides yakusini, is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family endemic to Tanzania, where it is found in the Uluguru, Udzungwa, and Mahenge Mountains.[2] Frogs from the Nguru Mountains may represent an unnamed species.[3]
A. yakusini is associated with rocky streams in montane forests. It appears to tolerate some degradation of the forest. Eggs are laid on rocks over which water is trickling, close to torrential streams and waterfalls. The larvae remain attached to the rocks, developing out of water.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Petropedetes yakusini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Arthroleptides yakusini Channing, Moyer, and Howell, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Arthroleptides Nieden, 1911 "1910"". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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