Astylosternus fallax

Astylosternus fallax, also known as the Fopouanga night frog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to southwestern Cameroon where it is known only from between Yabassi and Nkongsamba, from Mount Yuhan in the Korup National Park, and from Mount Nta Ali in the Mamfe basin.[2][3]

Astylosternus fallax
Tadpole that is similar to Astylosternus fallax tadpole and may be conspecific with it.[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Astylosternus
Species:
A. fallax
Binomial name
Astylosternus fallax
Amiet, 1978

Description

Tadpoles are long and slender with a long, muscular tail. The body is oval. Tadpoles in Gosner stage 25 measure 45–74 mm (1.8–2.9 in) in total length.[1]

Habitat and conservation

Astylosternus fallax lives and breeds in and near rivers and slow-flowing streams in lowland and hilly closed-canopy forests, mostly below 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Males call from amidst dead leaves on the river banks near water. It is a common species, albeit known from only few locations. However, within its very small range it is severely threatened by habitat loss, which is primarily driven by human settlement and agricultural encroachment. Human consumption might also be a threat. This species is present in the Korup National Park.[2]

References
  1. Griesbaum, Frederic; Hirschfeld, Mareike; Barej, Michael F.; Schmitz, Andreas; Rohrmoser, Mariam; Dahmen, Matthias; et al. (2019). "Tadpoles of three western African frog genera: Astylosternus Werner, 1898, Nyctibates Boulenger, 1904, and Scotobleps Boulenger, 1900 (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 95 (1): 133–160. doi:10.3897/zse.95.32793.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Astylosternus fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54417A95841677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54417A95841677.en.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Astylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. "Astylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978". African Amphibians. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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