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Petropedetes

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Petropedetes is a genus of frogs in the family Petropedetidae. In 2002, the genus absorbed all three species of the genus Arthroleptides, but they were moved back in 2014. The informally assigned common name for frogs in this genus (and for frogs in certain other genera) is torrent frogs.

The following species are recognised in the genus Petropedetes:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Names assigned to genus Petropedetes". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5 Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Petropedetes johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58079A3065109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58079A3065109.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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Petropedetes: Brief Summary

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Petropedetes is a genus of frogs in the family Petropedetidae. In 2002, the genus absorbed all three species of the genus Arthroleptides, but they were moved back in 2014. The informally assigned common name for frogs in this genus (and for frogs in certain other genera) is torrent frogs.

The following species are recognised in the genus Petropedetes:

Petropedetes cameronensis (Reichenow, 1874) Petropedetes euskircheni (Barej et al., 2010) Petropedetes johnstoni (Boulenger, 1888) Petropedetes juliawurstnerae (Barej et al., 2010) Petropedetes newtonii (Bocage, 1895) – Barej et al. (2010) considers P. darwinii occurring in Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) a synonym of P. johnstoni. Petropedetes palmipes Boulenger, 1905 Petropedetes parkeri (Amiet, 1983) Petropedetes perreti (Amiet, 1973) Petropedetes vulpiae (Barej et al., 2010)
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