African sandhopper
African sandhopper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Family: | Tridactylidae |
Genus: | Afrotridactylus |
Species: | A. usambaricus |
Binomial name | |
Afrotridactylus usambaricus (Sjöstedt, 1910) | |
Synonyms | |
Tridactylus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1910 |
The African sandhopper (Afrotridactylus usambaricus) is a species of pygmy mole cricket found throughout Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It prefers sandy or muddy open river banks. It has been recorded from Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal.
References
- ↑ Hochkirch, A. (2014). "Afrotridactylus usambaricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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