Acanthixalus sonjae
| Acanthixalus sonjae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Acanthixalus |
| Species: | A. sonjae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthixalus sonjae Rödel, Kosuch, Veith & Ernst, 2003 | |
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Acanthixalus sonjae (common name: Ivory Coast wart frog) is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in south-western Ivory Coast (including Taï National Park, its type locality) and in south-western Ghana, and possibly in adjacent Liberia.[1][2] Its natural habitat is primary and secondary lowland wet evergreen forest and moist semi-deciduous forest. It uses very large tree holes for breeding, a factor that may restrict its distribution. It is an uncommon species threatened by deforestation caused by agricultural development, timber extraction and human settlement. It occurs in a number of protected areas, including the Taï National Park and the Ankasa Conservation Area.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Rödel, M.-O. & Schiøtz, A. (2006). "Acanthixalus sonjae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2006: e.T56054A11418313. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Acanthixalus sonjae Rödel, Kosuch, Veith, and Ernst, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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