Leptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Leptodactylodon boulengeri is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in the mountains of western Cameroon and the adjacent southern Nigeria, where it has recently been recorded in the Cross River State. The specific name boulengeri honours George Albert Boulenger, the famed Belgian-British herpetologist. Common name Boulenger's egg frog has been coined for this species.
Leptodactylodon boulengeri occurs in secondary forests and forest edges, dense bush, and raffia palm margins along swamps bordering rocky streams at elevations of 800–1,450 m (2,620–4,760 ft) above sea level. It can also inhabit degraded forests as long as some canopy cover is present. The tadpoles develop in streams.
It is a common species that tolerates some habitat disturbance, but it is suspected to be declining because of habitat loss and degradation caused by smallholder farming activities and subsistence wood extraction. It might also suffer from the harvest of its tadpoles for human consumption. The role of chytridiomycosis is ambiguous. It is not known to occur in protected areas.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910
- Name authority
- Nieden, 1910
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Arthroleptidae
- Genus
- Leptodactylodon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyArthroleptidae Mivart, 1869
- subfamilyAstylosterninae Noble, 1927
- genusLeptodactylodon Andersson, 1903
- speciesLeptodactylodon boulengeri Nieden, 1910
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptodactylodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptodactylodon albiventris (Boulenger, 1905) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon axillaris Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon ornatus Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon perreti Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon stevarti Rödel & Pauwels, 2003 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon polyacanthus Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon bicolor Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon blanci Ohler, 1999 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon bueanus Amiet, 1981 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon erythrogaster Amiet, 1971 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptodactylodon bamilekianus Amiet, 1971 Amiet, 1971 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=661609 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TN2M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.