Afrixalus orophilus (Laurent, 1947)
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 orophilus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and southwestern Uganda. Common names Kivu banana frog, montane spiny reed frog, and two-lined leaf-gluing frog has been coined for it.
Wikipedia contributors, Afrixalus orophilus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:00:45.339090+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Afrixalus orophilus (Laurent, 1947)
- Name authority
- (Laurent, 1947)
- 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 orophilus (Laurent, 1947)
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 orophilus Laurent, 1947 Laurent, 1947 | 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=663044 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:65G69. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.