Leptodactylodon perreti

Leptodactylodon perreti
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Arthroleptidae
Genus:	Leptodactylodon
Species:	L. perreti
Binomial name
Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet  [ fr ], 1971

Leptodactylodon perreti is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Cameroon and restricted to the central Cameroon Range. ^{[1] [2]} Common name Perret's egg frog has been coined for it. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name perreti honours Jean-Luc Perret  [ fr ], a Swiss herpetologist who has specialized in African amphibians. ^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are forests primarily in montane, and to a lesser extent submontane zone. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptodactylodon perreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T54436A96307061. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54436A96307061.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 166. ISBN   978-1-907807-44-2.