Cardioglossa occidentalis Blackburn, Kosuch, Schmitz, Burger, Wagner, Gonwouo, Hillers, and Rödel, 2008

Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain & Rödel, Mark-Oliver, 2021, Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1), pp. 71-107 : 80

Cardioglossa occidentalis Blackburn, Kosuch, Schmitz, Burger, Wagner, Gonwouo, Hillers, and Rödel, 2008

Western Long-fingered Frog

Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0025 , NGK-Nimba 0026 ( Fig. 6D ), NGK-Nimba 0027 .

Comments: Cardioglossa occidentalis is a nocturnal leaf litter frog, distributed along forest streams from Sierra Leone to Ghana (Rödel et al. 2001; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Blackburn et al. 2008; Hillers et al. 2008c). During the night, males frequently emitted insect-like calls (see Rödel et al. 2001), and were well concealed below leaf litter along forest streams. Three males were collected near a small stream running through a slightly degraded forest patch that was dominated by bamboo (07°32.993’N, 008°24.753’W; 425 m asl). Their SULs ranged from 27.0‒29.0 mm.

Figures

Fig. 6.Arthroleptid frogs from MountNimba Integrated Nature Reserve:Arthroleptis crusculum male(A);Arthroleptis poecilonotus- complex female (B); Astylosternus occidentalis female (C); Cardioglossa occidentalis male (D); Leptopelis macrotis male (E); Leptopelis occidentalis male (F); Leptopelis spiritusnoctis female (G); Leptopelis viridis female (H).