| Afrixalus lindholmi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Afrixalus |
| Species: | A. lindholmi |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrixalus lindholmi (Andersson, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalixalus lindholmi Andersson, 1907 | |
Afrixalus lindholmi is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon and only known from the holotype collected in Bibundi, in the coastal area of Mount Cameroon. Its taxonomic validity is in question.
Etymology
The specific name lindholmi honours Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm, a Russian zoologist, herpetologist, and malacologist. Accordingly, common name Lindholm's Banana frog has been coined for this species.
Taxonomy and description
The holotype is a female measuring 27 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The tympanum is small but distinct. The specimen resembles a juvenile Leptopelis, but is evidently an adult because it has about one hundred eggs in its ovaries. This number is much higher than is typical for Afrixalus species, and Amiet (2009) suggests that the placement of this species in Afrixalus should be considered incertae sedis only.
Some specimens now recognized as Afrixalus lacteus were allocated to Afrixalus lindholmi before the description of A. lacteus in 1976.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Afrixalus lindholmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56069A18371110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56069A18371110.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus lindholmi (Andersson, 1907)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Amiet, J.-L. (2009). "Observations sur les Afrixalus du Cameroun (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie (in French). 116: 53–92. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79490.
- ^ Perret, J.-L. (1976). "Identité de quelques Afrixalus (Amphibia, Salientia, Hyperoliidae)". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 99: 19–28.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Afrixalus lindholmi | |