Phrynobatrachus ogoensis

Phrynobatrachus ogoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Phrynobatrachidae
Genus:Phrynobatrachus
Species: P. ogoensis
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus ogoensis
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms[2]

Arthroleptis ogoensis Boulenger, 1906 "1905"

Phrynobatrachus ogoensis (also known as the Ogowe river frog) is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to Gabon and is known from its type locality, Lambaréné in the Moyen-Ogooué Province, and from the Ramba Village in the Ogooué-Ivindo Province,[2] in the buffer zone of the Lopé National Park.[3]

Taxonomy

There is some discussion whether Phrynobatrachus brongersmai (described by Hampton Wildman Parker in 1936) from Liberia is a distinct species or not. While the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group treats these species as conspecifics, at least tentatively,[1] many other sources keep them separate.[2][3][4][5][6] There are also recent observations from Guinea that might refer to P. brongersmai.[1]

Description

The type specimen measures 20 mm (0.8 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is obtusely pointed. The tympanum is not visible. The finger tips are feebly dilated. The toes are nearly half-webbed, with the webbing extending as a fringe on the sides to the tips; the toe tips are dilated into small but distinct discs. Dorsal skin is smooth or has small warts. A fold runs from the eye to the shoulder. The dorsum is brown and bears indistinct darker markings. The limbs have darker cross-bands. A light vertebral stripe may be present. The lips have large dark brown spots. The venter is white. The throat is dark brown in males and may be spotted with brown in females. Males have a subgular vocal sac.[5][6]

Habitat and conservation

Ecology of this species is poorly known.[1] The specimen from the Ramba Village (a gravid female) was collected from leaf litter in secondary forest at 220 m (720 ft) above sea level.[3]

Threats to Phrynobatrachus ogoensis are not known.[1] It is quite possible that it occurs the Lopé National Park.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynobatrachus ogoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58129A18394736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58129A18394736.en. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus ogoensis (Boulenger, 1906)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Larson, J.G. & Zimkus, B. M. (2015). "Geographic distribution: Phrynobatrachus ogoensis" (PDF). Herpetological Review. 46 (1): 57.
  4. ↑ Frétey, T. (2007). "Revue des genres africains Arthroleptis Smith, 1849 et Phrynobatrachus Gunther, 1862 (Amphibia, Anura)". Alytes (in French). 25 (3/4): 99–172.
  5. 1 2 "Phrynobatrachus ogoensis (Boulenger, 1906)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Phrynobatrachus ogoensis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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