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Hyperolius acuticephalus

Hyperolius acuticephalus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Being only known from its type locality, Ngoto in southwestern Central African Republic, it is endemic to that country. However, the exact type locality is considered untraceable. There are doubts about taxonomic validity of this species, to the degree that the AmphibiaWeb considers it a nomen nudum.

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Hyperolius acuticephalus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:
H. acuticephalus
Binomial name
Hyperolius acuticephalus
Ahl, 1931

Hyperolius acuticephalus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Being only known from its type locality, Ngoto in southwestern Central African Republic, it is endemic to that country.123 However, the exact type locality is considered untraceable.13 There are doubts about taxonomic validity of this species,1 to the degree that the AmphibiaWeb considers it a nomen nudum.3

There is no information on ecology of or threats to this species.1

References

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Hyperolius acuticephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T56107A18373490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56107A18373490.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Hyperolius acuticephalus Ahl, 1931". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. "Hyperolius acuticephalus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.