Conraua alleni
Conraua alleni or Allen's slippery frog is a species of frogs in the Conrauidae family found in the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
| Conraua alleni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Conrauidae |
| Genus: | Conraua |
| Species: | C. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conraua alleni | |
It is an aquatic frog that is present in rainforest streams that flow both slowly and fast; the frogs are found in the relatively still areas of the streams[1].
It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Glos, Julian (2019-04-02). "Herpetological surveys in two proposed protected areas in Liberia, West Africa". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 95(1): 15–35. doi:10.3897/zse.95.31726. ISSN 1860-0743.
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Conraua alleni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T58250A16878028. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58250A16878028.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2019.
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