AmphibiaWeb - Hyperolius houyi
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Hyperolius houyi Ahl, 1931
Ussagara Reed Frog
family: Hyperoliidae
genus: Hyperolius
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Data Deficient (DD)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None

   

 
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Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Cameroon

 
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Comments
Nomen dubium. The taxonomic validity of this species is questionable. The type has been lost and is known only from the (untraceable) type locality of "Ussagara, Neu Kamerun [Chad]" (Ahl 1931). Hyperolius houyi is probably a synonym of Hyperolius viridiflavus superspecies.

References

Ahl, E. (1931). ''Anura III, Polypedatidae.'' Das Tierreich, 55. F. E. Schulze and W. Kuekenthal, eds., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Leipzig.



Originally submitted by: Arne Schiøtz (first posted 2008-03-02)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Hyperolius houyi: Ussagara Reed Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/536> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 23, 2024.



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