Leptodactylodon, also known as egg frogs, is a genus of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It contains 15 species. Members of this genus can be found in eastern Nigeria and western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[1]
Leptodactylodon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Arthroleptidae |
Subfamily: | Astylosterninae |
Genus: | Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903 |
Type species | |
Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903
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Diversity | |
15 species (see text) | |
Synonyms | |
Bulua Boulenger, 1904 |
![A black and white print of a small frog.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Leptodactylodon_ovatus.jpg/220px-Leptodactylodon_ovatus.jpg)
Species
editCommon name | Binomial name |
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Whitebelly egg frog | Leptodactylodon albiventris (Boulenger, 1905) |
Leptodactylodon axillaris Amiet, 1971 | |
Mountain egg frog | Leptodactylodon bicolor Amiet, 1971 |
Leptodactylodon blanci Ohler, 1999 | |
Boulenger's egg frog | Leptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910 |
Leptodactylodon bueanus Amiet, 1981 | |
Redbelly egg frog | Leptodactylodon erythrogaster Amiet, 1971 |
Mertens' egg frog | Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959 |
Ornate egg frog | Leptodactylodon ornatus Amiet, 1971 |
Cameroon egg frog | Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903 |
Perret's egg frog | Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971 |
African egg frog | Leptodactylodon polyacanthus Amiet, 1971 |
Stevart's egg frog | Leptodactylodon stevarti Rödel & Pauwels, 2003 |
Speckled egg frog | Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus (Boulenger, 1904) |
Wild's egg frog | Leptodactylodon wildi Amiet & Dowsett-Lemaire, 2000 |
References
edit- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.