Amphibians - CoEB Natural History Museum (UR-NHM-Am)

Rwandan amphibians are being studied by both local and international batrachologists. So far scientists have discovered two orders including Anura and Gymnophiona. An updated checklist is being developed.

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Curator and Research Associate: Mapendo Mindje, majulesdor@gmail.com , +250783513176

Herpetofauna, Parc National des Volcans, North Province, Republic of Rwanda: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49588657_Herpetofauna_Parc_National_des_Volcans_North_Province_Republic_of_Rwanda

Systematics and Conservation Status of Two Distinct Albertine Rift Treefrogs, Leptopelis karissimbensis and Leptopelis kivuensis: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232695464_Systematics_and_Conservation_Status_of_Two_Distinct_Albertine_Rift_Treefrogs_Leptopelis_karissimbensis_and_Leptopelis_kivuensis_Anura_Arthroleptidae

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 2256c83a-e326-4937-9c7c-72de58dc08aa

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike)

Rights Holder: University of Rwanda

Cite this collection:

Amphibians - CoEB Natural History Museum. Occurrence dataset (ID: 2256c83a-e326-4937-9c7c-72de58dc08aa) accessed via the Rwanda Biodiversity Specimen Portal, rwandabiodiversity.net, 2025-02-05).

Address:

Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & Natl Res Management (CoEB)

University of Rwanda

P. O. Box 117

Huye, Southern Province

Rwanda

25 078 857-6052

https://coebiodiversity.ur.ac.rw/

Collection Statistics

101 specimen records
99 (98%) georeferenced
1 (0.99%) with images (1 total images)
101 (100%) identified to species
7 families
9 genera
10 species
10 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Taxon Distribution

Afrixalus (9)
Hyperolius (44)