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Leptodactylodon perreti
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Arthroleptidae
Genus:	Leptodactylodon
Species:	L. perreti
Binomial name
Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet [fr], 1971

Leptodactylodon perreti is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Cameroon and restricted to the central Cameroon Range. Common name Perret's egg frog has been coined for it.

Etymology

The specific name perreti honours Jean-Luc Perret [fr], a Swiss herpetologist who has specialized in African amphibians.

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are forests primarily in montane, and to a lesser extent submontane zone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptodactylodon perreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54436A96307061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54436A96307061.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.

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