Cardioglossa leucomystax (Boulenger, 1903)  

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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

It occurs in the Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo), Korup National Park (Cameroon), and presumably in a number of other protected areas.
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Cardioglossa leucomystax:

Cardioglossa leucomystax is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and possibly Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Range Description:

This species occurs in Guinea, Liberia, Cte dIvoire and Ghana, and from western Nigeria east to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, south to southwestern Congo. There are records from central and southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. It is presumed to occur in the Cabinda Enclave of Angola.

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

In Central Africa it lives in most lowland and lower montane forest, including secondary forest and heavily degraded habitats. In West Africa they are found only in primary forest. It is usually associated with the edges of steams with margins of small stones and sand. They breed in streams and the males call in groups from among rocks in dense vegetation near streams.

Systems

  • Terrestrial
  • Freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2004
  • Needs updating

Assessor/s

Arne Schitz, Jean-Louis Amiet, Marius Burger, Mark-Oliver Rdel

Reviewer/s

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)

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Justification

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Population:

Population

It is a very common species, especially in central Gabon.

Population Trend

Decreasing
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Threats:

Major Threats

It is presumably affected to some extent by ongoing habitat loss.
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