Leptodactylodon mertensi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Leptodactylodon mertensi
Species Authority:	Perret, 1959

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Jean-Louis Amiet
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and the quality and extent of its forest habitat in Cameroon is declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the southern slopes of the Bamileke Plateau (at Mount Bana and Petit Diboum), Mount Nlonako and Mount Manenguba, western Cameroon. It occurs between 1,000 and 1,850m asl, though only up to 1,700m asl on Mount Manenguba, above which it is replaced by Leptodactylodon erythrogaster.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon
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Population [top]

Population:	It is reported to be abundant on the southern and south-eastern slopes of Mount Manenguba.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in dense undergrowth in submontane and lower montane forest, and in the dense herbage of raffia palm beds along streams. It can also survive in dense secondary forest habitats. The males call near pools and riffles in small streams, or in waterlogged humus near springs. It avoids rocky areas and breeds in small streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although this species can tolerate a degree of habitat modification, it is probably threatened by forest clearance for smallholder farming.

Major Threat(s):

Although this species can tolerate a degree of habitat modification, it is probably threatened by forest clearance for smallholder farming.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and protection of the remaining forest habitat at the sites where it occurs, particularly Mount Manenguba, is urgently needed.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and protection of the remaining forest habitat at the sites where it occurs, particularly Mount Manenguba, is urgently needed.

Citation:	Jean-Louis Amiet 2004. Leptodactylodon mertensi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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