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Alexteroon jynx (jynx midwife toad)

Wikipedia Abstract

The jynx midwife frog (Alexteroon jynx) or is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Alexteroon jynx is part of the Hyperoliidae family of brightly colored frogs which can range from small to medium in size. It lays eggs in a group on a leaf, which hatch into tadpoles and fall off into the water. The exact population is unknown due to the rarity of this animal, but it was known to be decreasing in the last assessment the IUCN took in 2004.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Alexteroon jynx

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
72
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 13.42
EDGE Score: 5.44

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.965 inches (2.45 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mont Rata 9617 South-West, Cameroon  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve Cameroon

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