Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters, 1875)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1875)
- 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 dorsalis (Peters, 1875)
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 |
|---|---|
| Afrixalus dorsalis laciniosus Perret, 1960 Perret, 1960 | synonym |
| Hyperolius dorsalis Peters, 1875 Peters, 1875 | synonym |
| Afrixalus dorsalis dorsalis (Peters, 1875) (Peters, 1875) | synonym |
| Afrixalus dorsalis regularis Laurent, 1951 Laurent, 1951 | synonym |
| Megalixalus dorsalis (Peters, 1875) (Peters, 1875) | 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=663032 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:65G5T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.