Arthroleptis zimmeri

Arthroleptis zimmeri, also known as Zimmer's screeching frog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Ghana, and is known only from its type locality in Accra.[1][2] The specific name zimmeri honours Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, a German zoologist.[3]

Arthroleptis zimmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Arthroleptis
Species:
A. zimmeri
Binomial name
Arthroleptis zimmeri
(Ahl, 1925)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pararthroleptis zimmeri Ahl, 1925 "1923"
  • Schoutedenella zimmeri (Ahl, 1925)

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis zimmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54396A18365360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54396A18365360.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Arthroleptis zimmeri (Ahl, 1925)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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