Afrixalus equatorialis (Laurent, 1941)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Afrixalus equatorialis, also known as the Congo banana frog, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in the central parts of the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and south-eastern Cameroon, and is likely to be found in the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic as well. It might be conspecific with Afrixalus nigeriensis and is closely related to Afrixalus leucostictus.
Wikipedia contributors, Afrixalus equatorialis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:59:41.409142+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Afrixalus equatorialis (Laurent, 1941)
- Name authority
- (Laurent, 1941)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hyperoliidae
- Genus
- Afrixalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHyperoliidae Laurent, 1943
- subfamilyHyperoliinae Laurent, 1943
- genusAfrixalus Laurent, 1944
- speciesAfrixalus equatorialis (Laurent, 1941)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Afrixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Afrixalus fulvovittatus (Cope, 1861) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus delicatus Pickersgill, 1984 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus laevis (Ahl, 1930) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus morerei Dubois, 1986 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus schneideri (Boettger, 1889) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus septentrionalis Schiøtz, 1974 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus stuhlmanni (Pfeffer, 1893) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus vittiger (Peters, 1876) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus brachycnemis (Boulenger, 1896) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus leucostictus Laurent, 1950 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus spinifrons (Cope, 1862) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Afrixalus fornasini (Bianconi, 1849) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Megalixalus equatorialis Laurent, 1941 Laurent, 1941 | synonym |
| Megalixalus fornasinii equatorialis Laurent, 1941 Laurent, 1941 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663034 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:65G5Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.