Leptodactylodon

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Leptodactylodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Arthroleptidae Genus: Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903
Species
See text.

Leptodactylodon also known as "Egg Frogs" is a genus of frog in the Arthroleptidae family. It contains 15 species. Members of this genus can be found in eastern Nigeria and western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

[edit] Species

Common name	Binomial name
Whitebelly Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon albiventris (Boulenger, 1905)
	Leptodactylodon axillaris Amiet, 1971
Mountain Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon bicolor Amiet, 1971
	Leptodactylodon blanci Ohler, 1999
Boulenger's Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910
	Leptodactylodon bueanus Amiet, 1981
Redbelly Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon erythrogaster Amiet, 1971
Mertens' Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959
Ornate Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon ornatus Amiet, 1971
Cameroon Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903
Perret's Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971
African Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon polyacanthus Amiet, 1971
Stevart's Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon stevarti Rödel & Pauwels, 2003
Speckled Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus (Boulenger, 1904)
Wild's Egg Frog	Leptodactylodon wildi Amiet & Dowsett-Lemaire, 2000

[edit] References

• Amphibian Species of the World 5.1, an Online Reference [1] Leptodactylodon Accessed on 29 Mar 2008.