Arthroleptis adelphus

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Arthroleptis adelphus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Arthroleptis
Species:
A. adelphus
Binomial name
Arthroleptis adelphus
Perret  [ fr ], 1966

Arthroleptis adelphus is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae [1] [2] found in the western equatorial region of Africa [3] in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko), and Gabon, and possibly in southwestern Central African Republic and northwestern Republic of the Congo. [1] [2]

Arthroleptis adelphus occurs in lowland forests where it lives in leaf-litter on the forest floor. It avoids marshy areas. It is a common species that occurs in several protected areas. It can be negatively impacted by forest loss for agriculture, wood, and human settlement. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis adelphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T59660A3079603. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T59660A3079603.en .
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Arthroleptis adelphus Perret, 1966". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. Duellman, William Edward (1999), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective, Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN   9780801861154