Phrynobatrachus elberti is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and only known from its type locality, Bouala (originally spelled "Buala"), at 998 m (3,274 ft) above sea level on the Ouham River.[1][2][3] The specific name elberti honours Johannes Elbert, a German naturalist who visited Kamerun in 1914.[4] Common name Elbert's river frog has been coined for this species.[2][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. elberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus elberti (Ahl, 1925)
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Taxonomy edit
Phrynobatrachus elberti was described as Hylarthroleptis elberti by German zoologist Ernst Ahl in 1925 based on seventeen syntypes.[3] It was transferred to Phrynobatrachus in 1938 by Kurt Deckert.[2] There are doubts about its taxonomic validity.[1]
Description edit
Phrynobatrachus elberti resembles Phrynobatrachus graueri and Phrynobatrachus brongersmai, but has interorbital space that is about twice as wide as the upper eyelid.[6]
Ecology edit
There are no observations of this species after its discovery, and its ecology is essentially unknown.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynobatrachus elberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58108A3065443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58108A3065443.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Phrynobatrachus elberti (Ahl, 1925)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b Frétey, T. (2007). "Provenance de trois espèces de Phrynobatrachus d'Afrique centrale décrites par Ahl en 1925 (Anura, Ranidae)". Alytes (in French). 25 (1/2): 83–85. ProQuest 1318922366.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
- ^ "Phrynobatrachus elberti (Ahl, 1925)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Parker, H. W. (1936). "Amphibians from Liberia and the Gold Coast". Zoologische Mededelingen. 19: 87–102.