Astylosternus

Astylosternus (commonly known as night frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae. It contains 12 species found in an area spanning from Sierra Leone in West Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, with a gap in the region of Ghana.[1]

Astylosternus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Subfamily: Astylosterninae
Genus: Astylosternus
Werner, 1898
Type species
Astylosternus diadematus
Werner, 1898
Diversity
12 species (see text)
Synonyms

Gampsosteonyx Boulenger, 1900
Dilobates Boulenger, 1900

Species

There are 12 species:[1][2]

Common nameBinomial name
River night frogAstylosternus batesi (Boulenger, 1900)
Victoria night frogAstylosternus diadematus Werner, 1898
Fopouanga night frogAstylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978
Astylosternus laticephalus Rödel et al., 2012
Laurent's night frogAstylosternus laurenti Amiet, 1978
Mountain night frogAstylosternus montanus Amiet, 1978
Nganha night frogAstylosternus nganhanus Amiet, 1978
Western night frogAstylosternus occidentalis Parker, 1931
Perret's night frogAstylosternus perreti Amiet, 1978
Central night frogAstylosternus ranoides Amiet, 1978
Cameroon Range night frogAstylosternus rheophilus Amiet, 1978
Apouh night frogAstylosternus schioetzi Amiet, 1978

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Astylosternus Werner, 1898". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.


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