Leptodactylodon bicolor

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Leptodactylodon bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptodactylodon
Species:
L. bicolor
Binomial name
Leptodactylodon bicolor
Amiet, 1971

Leptodactylodon bicolor is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, rocky areas, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Leptodactylodon bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T54428A96273985. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/54428/0 Downloaded on 27 September 2017.