| 词条 | Aubria subsigillata |
| 释义 |
| name=Brown ball frog | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Aubria | species = subsigillata | authority = (Duméril, 1856) | synonyms =
| synonyms_ref = [2] }}Aubria subsigillata, commonly known as the brown ball frog or the West African brown frog, is a species of frog belonging to the family Pyxicephalidae.[2] It has a discontinuous distribution from southern Guinea through Liberia and Ivory Coast, and from Nigeria to southern Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea to Gabon (with, at least apparently, a gap in Togo and Benin).[2] However, the species delimitation differs between sources (see below), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has adopted a narrower view where this species only occurs in Cameroon and southward.[1] TaxonomyThe species currently known as A. subsigillata might represent more than one species.[1] While the Amphibian Species of the World considers A. occidentalis as a synonym of A. subsigillata,[2] other sources recognize it as a valid species.[2][3] Furthermore, what some sources treat as Aubria occidentalis is actually another species, Aubria masako.[2] EtymologyThe specific name subsigillata is derived from Latin sub, meaning under, and sigillatus, for ornamented with small marks, in reference to the speckled underside of this species. DescriptionA. subsigillata is a large, stocky frog; males measure {{convert|65|-|88|mm|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|76|-|95|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. Apart from size, the males and females are quite similar. The dorsum is brown, whereas the underside is speckled white over a brown background; in older individuals, much of the underside is white. The tympanum is relatively small but visible.Habitat and conservationIts natural habitats are swamps or along small streams in lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and degraded secondary habitats (farm bush) in the forest zone. It is an adaptable species that is likely to occur in many protected areas and unlikely to face significant threats.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = Aubria subsigillata | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2013 | page = e.T58233A18403999 | year = 2013 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58233A18403999.en }} [4]2. ^{{cite web |url=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Aubria&where-species=occidentalis |title=Aubria occidentalis |year=2015 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |accessdate=25 October 2015}} 3. ^{{cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = Aubria occidentalis | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2013 | page = e.T58232A18403861 | year = 2013 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58232A18403861.en }} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Pyxicephalinae/Aubria/Aubria-subsigillata |title=Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=24 October 2016}} }}{{Taxonbar|from=Q390109}} 8 : Aubria|Amphibians of Cameroon|Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea|Amphibians of Gabon|Amphibians of West Africa|Taxa named by Auguste Duméril|Amphibians described in 1856|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
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