Conraua crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)
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.
Conraua crassipes
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Open encyclopedia reference
Conraua crassipes is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including the island of Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presumably it also occurs in the southwestern Central African Republic and in the Cabinda Enclave of Angola. Common name Abo slippery frog has been coined for it.
Conraua crassipes is a common species living in or near fast-flowing, clear-water rivers and streams in low altitude rainforest, possibly to elevations up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. It tolerates some habitat degradation, provided that trees remain and the habitat does not become too open. It is adversely affected by the loss of its forest habitat for agriculture, logging and human settlements, and sedimentation of its breeding streams. It occurs in several protected areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Conraua crassipes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:44:17.328426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Conraua crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Conrauidae
- Genus
- Conraua
- 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
- familyConrauidae Dubois, 1992
- genusConraua Nieden, 1908
- speciesConraua crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Conraua. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Conraua kamancamarai Neira-Salamea, Doumbia, Hillers, Sandberger-Loua, Kouamé, Brede, Schäfer, Blackburn et al., 2022 | ConrauidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Conraua sagyimase Neira-Salamea, Ofori-Boateng, Kouamé, Blackburn, Segniagbeto, Hillers, Barej, Leaché & Rödel, 2021 | ConrauidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goliath FrogConraua goliath (Boulenger, 1906) | ConrauidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908 | ConrauidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paleorana crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875) (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875) | synonym |
| Rana crassipes Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875 Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875 | synonym |
| Conraua crassipes crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875) (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875) | synonym |
| Paleorana perpalmata (De Witte, 1922) (De Witte, 1922) | synonym |
| Rana perpalmata De Witte, 1922 De Witte, 1922 | 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.
- Peters, 1875 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.
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:XV4X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.