Chiromantis petersii

Chiromantis petersii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Chiromantis petersii

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chiromantis
Species:
C. petersii
Binomial name
Chiromantis petersii
Boulenger, 1882

References

  1. Poynton, J.C., Howell, K. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. Chiromantis petersii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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