''Chiromantis kelleri'' 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 ...
in the family
Rhacophoridae
The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly ...
. It is found in eastern and southern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, northern
Kenya
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Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
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South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
.[ The specific name ''kelleri'' honours who collected the ]type series
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Description
Males grow to a snout–vent length
Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...
of and females to . The dorsum is rough and has usually grey and brown colouration, sometimes with darker markings. The throat is grey in males. The belly is darkened. The fingers and the toes are partially webbed and bear small terminal discs. The male advertisement call is a slow creak.
Habitat and conservation
''Chiromantis kelleri'' occurs in arid savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
and shrubland. Breeding takes place in temporary pools and involves foam nests. It is a widespread and not particularly rare species that appears to tolerate extreme environmental conditions. It could be threatened by environmental degradation caused by human settlement and expansion, and the resulting increase in livestock, although it appears to be reasonably adaptable. It probably occurs in some protected areas, for example Omo
Omo or OMO may refer to:
Geography Ethiopia
* Omo River (Ethiopia), in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin and namesake for all the topics below
* Omo Nada, one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
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and Mago National Park Mago may refer to:
Places
*Mago Island, an island in Fiji
* Mago, Minorca, a Carthaginian and later Roman town in Menorca
* Mago, Russia, a rural locality (a settlement) in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
* Mago National Park, in Ethiopia
** Mount Mago a ...
s in southern Ethiopia.
See also
* ''Chiromantis petersii
''Chiromantis petersii'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania and is broadly distributed in the inland areas of both countries. ''Chiromantis kelleri'' was previously considered subspecies of ''Chiro ...
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* African foam-nest tree frog
The African foam-nest tree frog or western foam-nest tree frog (''Chiromantis rufescens'') is a species of frog found in the tropical rainforests of Central Africa. The species has been found in nations ranging from Uganda to Sierra Leone, and ha ...
* Grey foam-nest tree frog
The grey foam-nest tree frog (''Chiromantis xerampelina''), or southern foam-nest tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. They are found in southern Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry sa ...
References
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kelleri
Frogs of Africa
Amphibians of Kenya
Amphibians of Ethiopia
Amphibians of Somalia
Amphibians described in 1893
Taxa named by Oskar Boettger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot