Arthroleptis tanneri Grandison, 1983
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.
Tanzanian Screeching Frog (Arthroleptis tanneri). Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Arthroleptis tanneri, the Tanzania screeching frog or Tanner's squeaker, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to the West Usambara Mountains in northeastern Tanzania; previous records from elsewhere refer to other species.
Wikipedia contributors, Arthroleptis tanneri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:14:25.200396+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Arthroleptis tanneri Grandison, 1983
- Name authority
- Grandison, 1983
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Arthroleptidae
- Genus
- Arthroleptis
- 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
- familyArthroleptidae Mivart, 1869
- subfamilyArthroleptinae Mivart, 1869
- genusArthroleptis Smith, 1849
- speciesArthroleptis tanneri Grandison, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Arthroleptis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthroleptis adolfifriederici Nieden, 1911 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis affinis Ahl, 1939 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis aureoli (Schiøtz, 1964) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis bioko Blackburn, 2010 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis bivittatus Müller, 1885 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis crusculum Angel, 1950 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis formosus Rödel, Kouamé, Doumbia & Sandberger, 2011 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis francei Loveridge, 1953 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis krokosua Ernst, Agyei & Rödel, 2008 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis nikeae Poynton, 2003 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis nimbaensis Angel, 1950 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arthroleptis nlonakoensis (Plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=661556 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.
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:GYSR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.