Leptodactylodon mertensi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Arthroleptidae
Subfamilia: Astylosterninae
Genus: Leptodactylodon
Species: Leptodactylodon mertensi

Name

Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959: 247

• Holotype: MHNG 951.39.
• Type locality: “Nsoung, près de Nkongsamba, massif du Manengouba, alt. 1400 m, forêt montagne”.

References

Primary references

• Perret, J.-L. 1959. Études herpétologiques africains. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 82: 247–253.

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. IUCN: Leptodactylodon mertensi  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T54433A16925214. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T54433A16925214.en. Accessed on 04 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Mertens' Egg Frog