Acanthixalus spinosus
| Acanthixalus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Acanthixalus |
| Species: | A. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthixalus spinosus (Buchholz and Peters, 1875) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hyperolius spinosus Buchholz and Peters, 1875 | |
Acanthixalus spinosus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae, the sedge and bush frogs. It is native to Africa, where it can be found in southeastern Nigeria and south- and eastward to Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo. It is also presumed to occur in the adjacent countries of Angola (in the Cabinda enclave), Equatorial Guinea, and the Central African Republic.[1][2]
This frog lives in lowland rainforest. It is mostly aquatic, living in water bodies, and it spends some time in water-filled holes in trees.[1]
This frog is host to the commensal protists Opalina proteus and Cepedea couillardi.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. Acanthixalus spinosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 27 March 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Acanthixalus spinosus (Buchholz and Peters, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Affa'a, F. M., Mignot, J. P., & Amiet, J. L. (1996). Morphological and cytological observations on two opalinid endocommensals of Acanthixalus spinosus (Amphibia, Anura). Canadian Journal of Zoology 74(8), 1573-84.
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