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 | |
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Gampsosteonyx Boulenger, 1900 | |
Species
| Common name | Binomial name |
|---|---|
| River night frog | Astylosternus batesi (Boulenger, 1900) |
| Victoria night frog | Astylosternus diadematus Werner, 1898 |
| Fopouanga night frog | Astylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978 |
| Astylosternus laticephalus Rödel et al., 2012 | |
| Laurent's night frog | Astylosternus laurenti Amiet, 1978 |
| Mountain night frog | Astylosternus montanus Amiet, 1978 |
| Nganha night frog | Astylosternus nganhanus Amiet, 1978 |
| Western night frog | Astylosternus occidentalis Parker, 1931 |
| Perret's night frog | Astylosternus perreti Amiet, 1978 |
| Central night frog | Astylosternus ranoides Amiet, 1978 |
| Cameroon Range night frog | Astylosternus rheophilus Amiet, 1978 |
| Apouh night frog | Astylosternus schioetzi Amiet, 1978 |
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References
- 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.
- "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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