Odontobatrachus fouta

Odontobatrachus fouta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Odontobatrachidae
Genus: Odontobatrachus
Species:
O. fouta
Binomial name
Odontobatrachus fouta
Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Brede, Hillers, and Rödel, 2015

Odontobatrachus fouta is an endangered species of amphibian in the Odontobatrachidae family.[2][1]

This species is endemic to Guinea.[2] It is found at altitudes between 650m and 900m in the highland region of Fouta Djallon, and is named after this region.[3]

The males measure between 47.8mm and 57.0mm and the females between 44.1mm and 62.5mm.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2019). "Odontobatrachus fouta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T89113816A97645148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T89113816A97645148.en. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Odontobatrachus fouta Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Brede, Hillers, and Rödel, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Barej; Schmitz; Penner; Doumbia; Sandberger-Loua; Hirschfeld; Brede; Emmrich; Kouamé; Hillers; Gonwouo; Nopper; Adeba; Bangoura; Gage; Anderson; Rödel (2015). "Life in the spray zone – overlooked diversity in West African torrent- frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachidae, Odontobatrachus)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 91 (2): 115 –149. Retrieved 28 July 2015.