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#REDIRECT [[Pyxicephalus]] |
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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} |
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| status = DD |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Sherif Baha El Din |date=2004 |title=''Pyxicephalus cordofanus'' |volume=2004 |page=e.T58579A11788047 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58579A11788047.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| taxon = "Pyxicephalus" cordofanus |
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| authority = [[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1867<ref name="Steindachner 1867"/> |
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| synonyms = {{Species list |
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|Pyxicephalus cordofana| Steindachner, 1867 |
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|Rana cordofana| (Steindachner, 1867) |
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'''''Pyxicephalus cordofanus''''', also known as ''Rana cordofana'', is a possible species of [[frog]]. It is a ''[[nomen dubium]]'', a name of unknown application. [[Franz Steindachner]], who [[species description|described]] the species in 1867, specified neither a [[holotype]] nor [[syntype]]s. The syntypes are believed to be at the [[Natural History Museum, Vienna]] (NHMW), possibly including the specimen NHMW 2673.<ref name=Frost/> The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] lists it as [[list of data deficient amphibians|"data deficient"]], citing "continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements".<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> |
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==Description== |
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The original [[species description]], based on two specimens, is summarized as follows:<ref name="Steindachner 1867"/> |
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<blockquote>Head considerably narrower, snout longer and sharper than in the two species mentioned earlier [=''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]'', ''[[Tomopterna delalandii|Pyxicephalus delalandii]]'']; Tongue roundish, at the posterior margin only very slightly constricted, tongue lobes very short; Back with brownish marbling and small spots; [[Tympanum (anatomy)]] indistinctly visible; A small clump on the outer edge of the [[metatarsus]].</blockquote> |
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==Distribution== |
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It is only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]], "[[Kurdufan|Cordofan]]", Egypt",<ref name=Frost/> an area that falls within the present-day [[Sudan]], thus making this taxon a Sudanese [[Endemism|endemic]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> |
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==Ecology== |
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The ecology of this taxon is unknown, but it is presumed to be an aquatic species.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura |title=Anura |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2017 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Steindachner 1867">{{cite book |last=Steindachner |first=F. |year=1867 |title=Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Bafehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zologischer Theil. 1. Amphibien |publisher=K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei |location=Wien |page=8 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48610#page/12/mode/1up }}</ref> |
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[[Category:Frogs of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Vertebrates of Sudan]] |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Sudan]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians described in 1867]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Franz Steindachner]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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