Phrynobatrachus leveleve
| Phrynobatrachus leveleve | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. leveleve |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus leveleve Uyeda, Drewes & Zimkus, 2007 | |
Phrynobatrachus leveleve is a species of frogs in the Phrynobatrachidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and is listed as least concern by the IUCN.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. They are founded on the island of São Tomé and Ilhéu das Rolas in areas up to 1,412 meters above sea level.[2][1]
Its type locality is at Caxueira at Água Pete Pete at an elevation of 50 m, it is located south of the city of São Tomé.
The species name is from the Forró name "leveleve" which derives from the Portuguese expression "leve leve". The expression means "easily", "slightly" "calmly" which accords with the inhabitant's spirit of the island to its authors. Expressing for a protective environment and a joyous prospects, they used the term to an endemic species, despite that oil deposits that were discovered than can disrupt the island's tranquility.[3]
See also
- Phrynobatrachus dispar - native of Príncipe
References
Further reading
- Drewes, R. C. 2004. Phrynobatrachus leveleve. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- Uyeda, J. C., R. C. Drewes, and B. M. Zimkus. 2007. The California Academy of Sciences Gulf of Guinea Expeditions (2001, 2006) IV. A new species of Phrynobatrachus from the Gulf of Guinea islands and a reanalysis of Phrynobatrachus dispar and P. feae (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.