Conraua alleni or Allen's slippery frog is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae found in the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, along with a single outlying site in the Sui River Forest Reserve, Ghana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and rivers.
| Conraua alleni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Conrauidae |
| Genus: | Conraua |
| Species: | C. alleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Conraua alleni | |
It is an aquatic frog that is present in rainforest streams that flow both slowly and fast; the frogs are found in the relatively still areas of the streams.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Conraua alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58250A16878028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58250A16878028.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Glos, Julian (2019-04-02). "Herpetological surveys in two proposed protected areas in Liberia, West Africa". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 95 (1): 15–35. doi:10.3897/zse.95.31726. ISSN 1860-0743.
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See Also
editGenetic Relative: Goliath Frog