Phlyctimantis boulengeri

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Phlyctimantis boulengeri
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d male Phlyctimantis boulengeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Phlyctimantis
Species:
P. boulengeri
Binomial name
Phlyctimantis boulengeri
Perret  [ fr ], 1986

Phlyctimantis boulengeri is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Its distribution area consists of three disjunct areas: western one in Ivory Coast, southeastern Guinea, Liberia, and southern Ghana, and another one in southeastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, and Gabon, and finally, the Bioko island (Equatorial Guinea). [1] [2] The record from Gabon may refer to Phlyctimantis leonardi , and the western populations might belong to an undescribed species. [1] It occurs in secondary forests, forest clearings, and farm bush. Breeding takes place in larger temporary ponds in forest. [1]

This species can be locally very abundant. It does not face major threats although it probably cannot tolerate complete opening of its habitat. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phlyctimantis boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T56293A18364476. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56293A18364476.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phlyctimantis boulengeri Perret, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2016.