Mwana screeching frog, Vercammen's squeaker
Arthroleptis vercammeni, also known as the Mwana screeching frog or Vercammen's squeaker, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality at Mwana in Mwenga Territory, South Kivu province. The specific name vercammeni honours Paul-Henry Vercammen-Grandjean, entomologist and virologist from France/Belgium.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Jumping (saltation) can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other gaits where the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively l...
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starts withMales grow to a snout–vent length of 15 mm (0.59 in) and females to 17 mm (0.67 in). The dorsum is brown with a distinctive pattern while the underside is orange. The flanks are mottled grey. Males have black throat and orange-red thighs; females have grey throat. The finger and the toe tips are expanded. The male advertisement call is unknown.