Biology:Leptodactylodon perreti
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Short description: Species of frog
| Leptodactylodon perreti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylodon |
| Species: | L. perreti
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylodon perreti Jean-Louis Amiet (fr), 1971
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54436/96307061. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Astylosterninae/Leptodactylodon/Leptodactylodon-perreti. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA166.
Wikidata ☰ Q1941958 entry
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