Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Arthroleptidae > Arthroleptis > Arthroleptis troglodytes

Arthroleptis troglodytes (Cave squeaker)

Synonyms: Schoutedenella troglodytes

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cave Squeaker (Arthroleptis troglodytes) is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family.It is found in Zimbabwe and possibly Mozambique.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and caves. Very little is known about this species of frog. It is taxonomically distinct from "true frogs" from the family Ranidae. The Cave Squeaker undergoes direct development, forgoing existence as a tadpole and hatching directly as miniature adults. This means that the embryo develops into a tadpole and subsequently into an adult frog before hatching. The eggs must still be laid in a damp location, however. This ability frees the Cave Squeaker from dependence on bodies of water for reproduction.This is a small species, measuring just 25 mm in total length. The tips of the
View Wikipedia Record: Arthroleptis troglodytes

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Arthroleptis troglodytes

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
75
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.09
EDGE Score: 5.61
View EDGE Record: Arthroleptis troglodytes

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.984 inches (2.5 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic Zimbabwe, Mozambique Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chimanimani National Park 42255 Zimbabwe  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Chimanimani Mountains Zimbabwe

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Eastern Afromontane Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0