Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Western Nimba toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Western Nimba toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Western Nimba toad

Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis

Nimbaphrynoides is a monotypic genus of true toads from highlands in the Mount Nimba region of the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Bufonidae · Nimbaphrynoides

Appearance

Adult males of Western Nimba toad occidentalis measure on average 18 mm (0.7 in) and adult females on average 20.5 mm (0.8 in) in snout–vent length. Adult colouration is variable. The dorsum in most individuals is brown to black backs, without a distinct border between the two colours.

Western Nimba toad liberiensis are larger at respectively 22.4 and 28.7 mm (0.9 and 1.1 in).

Range and habitat

Part of the population is protected by the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, although improved management of the site is required.

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 can be locally very common, but the population is severely fragmented. Future threats include a proposed iron ore mining concession and the arrival of a large contingent of refugees.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

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

Western Nimba toad is Critically 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 Western Nimba toad, Wikidata item Q2275619. 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 Western Nimba toad?
Nimbaphrynoides is a monotypic genus of true toads from highlands in the Mount Nimba region of the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.
What is the conservation status of Western Nimba toad?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Western Nimba toad live?
Nimbaphrynoides is a monotypic genus of true toads from highlands in the Mount Nimba region of the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Why is Western Nimba toad in crisis?
It can be locally very common, but the population is severely fragmented.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Western Nimba toad a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.