Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Arthroleptidae > Arthroleptis > Arthroleptis crusculum

Arthroleptis crusculum (Guinea screeching frog)

Synonyms: Schoutedenella crusculum

Wikipedia Abstract

Arthroleptis crusculum is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire, at elevations of 500–1,750 m (1,640–5,740 ft) above sea level. Its natural habitats are high-altitude grassland, gallery forests, and the edges of marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by mining, agriculture, and livestock farming.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
64
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.09
EDGE Score: 4.92
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Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.787 inches (2 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mont Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Ia 11675 Côte d'Ivoire  
Reserve de la Biosphere des Monts Nimba Biosphere Reserve 358797 Guinea  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Nimba Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Guinean Forests of West Africa Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Togo Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0