Arthroleptis adelphus
Arthroleptis adelphus is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae[1][2] found in the western equatorial region of Africa[3] in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko), and Gabon, and possibly in southwestern Central African Republic and northwestern Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptis |
| Species: | A. adelphus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptis adelphus Perret, 1966 | |
Arthroleptis adelphus occurs in lowland forests where it lives in leaf-litter on the forest floor. It avoids marshy areas. It is a common species that occurs in several protected areas. It can be negatively impacted by forest loss for agriculture, wood, and human settlement.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Arthroleptis adelphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T59660A3079603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T59660A3079603.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Arthroleptis adelphus Perret, 1966". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- Duellman, William Edward (1999), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective, Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 9780801861154
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