Chiromantis kelleri

Keller's foam-nest frog (Chiromantis kelleri) is a frog. It lives in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. Scientists think it might live in South Sudan too.[2][3][1]

Chiromantis kelleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chiromantis
Species:
C. kelleri
Binomial name
Chiromantis kelleri
Boettger, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Chiromantis kelleri Boettger, 1893
  • Hylambates enantiodactylus Calabresi, 1916
  • Chiromantis macrops Ahl, 1929
  • Leptopelis enantiodactylus Ahl, 1931
  • Chiromantis petersii kelleri Parker, 1932
  • Chiromantis kelleri Poynton, 2000

This is a large frog. There are dark spots on the sides of the body.[3]

Scientists thought this was the same species as Chriomantis petersii, but they changed their minds.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place.[1] The frog might be in some danger from humans building towns and cities and making places for animals to eat grass.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Chiromantis kelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58798A18406926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58798A18406926.en. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Chiromantis xerampelina Boettger, 1893". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  3. Arne Schiøtz (August 23, 2008). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Chiromantis kelleri Boettger, 1893". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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