Biology:Leptodactylodon

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Leptodactylodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Subfamily: Astylosterninae
Genus: Leptodactylodon
Andersson, 1903
Type species
Leptodactylodon ovatus
Andersson, 1903
Diversity
15 species (see text)
Synonyms

Bulua Boulenger, 1904

Leptodactylodon, also known as egg frogs, is a genus of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It contains 15 species. Members of this genus can be found in eastern Nigeria and western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[1]

Species

There are 15 species:[1][2]

Common name Binomial name
Whitebelly egg frog Leptodactylodon albiventris (Boulenger, 1905)
Leptodactylodon axillaris Amiet, 1971
Mountain egg frog Leptodactylodon bicolor Amiet, 1971
Leptodactylodon blanci Ohler, 1999
Boulenger's egg frog Leptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910
Leptodactylodon bueanus Amiet, 1981
Redbelly egg frog Leptodactylodon erythrogaster Amiet, 1971
Mertens' egg frog Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959
Ornate egg frog Leptodactylodon ornatus Amiet, 1971
Cameroon egg frog Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903
Perret's egg frog Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971
African egg frog Leptodactylodon polyacanthus Amiet, 1971
Stevart's egg frog Leptodactylodon stevarti Rödel & Pauwels, 2003
Speckled egg frog Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus (Boulenger, 1904)
Wild's egg frog Leptodactylodon wildi Amiet & Dowsett-Lemaire, 2000

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903". 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. Retrieved 18 July 2014. 
  2. "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Arthroleptidae.shtml. Retrieved 18 July 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2028856 entry