Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Petropedetidae > Arthroleptides > Arthroleptides yakusini

Arthroleptides yakusini (Southern torrent frog)

Synonyms: Petropedetes yakusini

Wikipedia Abstract

The southern torrent frog, Arthroleptides yakusini, is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family endemic to Tanzania, where it is found in the Uluguru, Udzungwa, and Mahenge Mountains. Frogs from the Nguru Mountains may represent an unnamed species. A. yakusini is associated with rocky streams in montane forests. It appears to tolerate some degradation of the forest. Eggs are laid on rocks over which water is trickling, close to torrential streams and waterfalls. The larvae remain attached to the rocks, developing out of water.
View Wikipedia Record: Arthroleptides yakusini

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Arthroleptides yakusini

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
14
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
73
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 28.52
EDGE Score: 5.46

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  200
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.874 inches (7.3 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kilombero Nature Reserve 332384 Tanzania      
Udzungwa Mountains National Park 491740 Tanzania  
Uzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve 51200 Tanzania      
West Kilombero Scarp Forest Reserve 475189 Tanzania  

Biodiversity Hotspots

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

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.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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