Afrixalus stuhlmanni sylvaticus

Afrixalus stuhlmanni sylvaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Afrixalus
Species: A. stuhlmanni
Subspecies: A. s. sylvaticus
Trinomial name
Afrixalus stuhlmanni sylvaticus
Schiøtz, 1974
Synonyms

Afrixalus sylvaticus Schiøtz, 1974

Afrixalus stuhlmanni sylvaticus is a subspecies of frog in the Hyperoliidae family.[2] Its common name is forest banana frog or forest spiny reed frog.[2][3]

It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pickersgill, M.; Schiøtz, A. & Howell, K. (2004). "Afrixalus sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Afrixalus stuhlmanni (Pfeffer, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. Afrixalus sylvaticus media at ARKive


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