Leptodactylodon
| Leptodactylodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 Arthroleptidae family. 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
| 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 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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