Nigeria banana frog
| Nigeria banana frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Afrixalus |
| Species: | A. nigeriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrixalus nigeriensis Schiøtz, 1963
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Afrixalus nigeriensis is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southeastern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and western Nigeria; it appears to be missing from Togo and Benin.[1][2] Its natural habitat is primary rainforest, but it can also occur in farm bush. The eggs are laid on vegetation overhanging temporary ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, expanding human settlements, and logging.[1] A high prevalence of Batrachochytrium, the fungus causing chytridiomycosis that has been associated with amphibian declines elsewhere, has been demonstrated in specimens collected from the Okomu National Park in Nigeria.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Schiøtz, A.; Rödel, M.-O. (2009). "Afrixalus nigeriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T56071A11405044. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Afrixalus nigeriensis Schiøtz, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Imasuen, AA; Aisen, MSO; Weldon, C; Dalton, DL; Kotze. A; Du Preez, LH (2011). "Occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amphibian Populations of Okomu National Park, Nigeria" (PDF). Herpetological Review. 42 (3): 379–382.
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