Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Astylosternus perreti (Astylosternus perreti), recorded as Endangered
Astylosternus perreti (Astylosternus perreti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Astylosternus perreti

Astylosternus perreti

Astylosternus perreti is a frog in the family Arthroleptidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Astylosternus perreti
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Arthroleptidae · Astylosternus

Range and habitat

It is endemic to western Cameroon and known from Mount Manengouba and from parts of the Bamileke Highlands, at elevations of 1,200–1,400 m (3,900–4,600 ft) above sea level.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

It is threatened by severe habitat loss.

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Astylosternus perreti is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Astylosternus perreti, Wikidata item Q2240111. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Astylosternus perreti?
Astylosternus perreti is a frog in the family Arthroleptidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Astylosternus perreti?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Astylosternus perreti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Astylosternus perreti live?
It is endemic to western Cameroon and known from Mount Manengouba and from parts of the Bamileke Highlands, at elevations of 1,200–1,400 m (3,900–4,600 ft) above sea level.
Why is Astylosternus perreti in crisis?
It is endemic to western Cameroon and known from Mount Manengouba and from parts of the Bamileke Highlands, at elevations of 1,200–1,400 m (3,900–4,600 ft) above sea level.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Astylosternus perreti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Astylosternus perreti a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.