Chrotogonus senegalensis

Chrotogonus senegalensis is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae. It is found in the Sahel of Africa and in Central Africa.[1][2]

Chrotogonus senegalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Genus: Chrotogonus
Species:
C. senegalensis
Binomial name
Chrotogonus senegalensis
Krauss, 1877

It is also found in the Dogon Country of Mali, where the Dogon people refer to it as a "small toad grasshopper".[3]

References

  1. "Chrotogonus senegalensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Chrotogonus senegalensis (Walker, 1870)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".


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