Hymenochirus feae
| Hymenochirus feae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Hymenochirus |
| Species: | H. feae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenochirus feae Boulenger, 1906 | |
Hymenochirus feae, also known as Gaboon dwarf clawed frog, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is endemic to Gabon[1][2] and is only known with certainty from its type locality on the coast of central Gabon.[1] The specific name feae honors Leonardo Fea, an Italian explorer, zoologist, and naturalist.[3]
Hymenochirus feae presumably is ecologically similar to Hymenochirus boettgeri, an aquatic frog that occurs in still, shaded water in lowland rainforest, and in pools by slow-flowing rivers. Threats to this little-known species are unknown.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Hymenochirus feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T58157A18397014. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hymenochirus feae Boulenger, 1906". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
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