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Leptopelis bequaerti Loveridge, 1941
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Range Description:
This species is known only from the type locality of Gbarnga, and from Mount Coffee, Liberia.
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Paratype for Leptopelis bequaerti
Catalog Number: USNM 109051
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
Preparation: Ethanol
Year Collected: 1940
Locality: Gibi, Si Mountain, Bong, Liberia, Africa
- Paratype: Loveridge, A. 1941. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 91 (3128): 128.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
The habitat preferences of this species are unknown. However, it presumably breeds by larval development in temporary waterbodies.
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2014
Assessor/s
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
Reviewer/s
Garcia Moreno, J. & Stuart, S.N.
Contributor/s
Rdel , M.-O.
Justification
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements (Chou et al. 2007).
History
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2004Data Deficient (DD)
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Population:
Population
The population is not known.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
The threats to this taxon are not known.
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
It is not known if this taxon occurs in any protected areas.Research is needed into the distribution and population status, ecology, use and trade, and threats to this species. There are alsocontinuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity.
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Gbanga Forest tree frog:
The Gbanga Forest tree frog, Leptopelis bequaerti, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Liberia and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitats are intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Rödel, M.-O (2004). "Leptopelis bequaerti" (HTML). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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