''Arthroleptis loveridgei'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

s in the family

Arthroleptidae The Arthroleptidae are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa. This group includes African treefrogs in the genus ''Leptopelis'' along with the terrestrial breeding squeakers '' Arthroleptis'', and several genera restricted to the Guinea ...

. It is

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Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and only known from its type locality, "Arebi (Uelé)", Ituri Province, in the northeastern part of the country. The

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''loveridgei'' honours Arthur Loveridge, an American herpetologist. Common names Loveridge's screeching frog and Loveridge's squeaking frog have been coined for it.

Taxonomy

''Arthroleptis loveridgei'' was described in 1933 by

Gaston-François de Witte Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Gaston-François de Witte; see its history for attribution. Gaston-François de Witte (12 June 1897, Antwerp – 1 June 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian herpetologis ...

based on two specimens collected in 1925. In 1954,

Raymond Laurent Raymond Ferdinand Louis-Philippe Laurent (16 May 1917 – 3 February 2005) was a Belgian herpetologist, who specialized in African and South American amphibians and reptiles. He published more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters. Several ...

placed it in the genus ''Schoutedenella'' de Witte, 1921, but the genus has not been recognized in later research. The identity of this taxon needs clarification.

Habitat and conservation

Ecology and conservation status of this species are unknown, and the

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Amphibian Specialist Group considers it as "

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1389564 loveridgei Frogs of Africa Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Amphibians described in 1933 Taxa named by Gaston-François de Witte Taxonomy articles created by Polbot