Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens Laurent, 1951
Itombwe golden frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 29 November 1950
Rediscovered on 7 January 2011
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Itombwe Mountains, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Laurent, R. F. (1951). Deux reptiles et onze batraciens nouveaux d'Afrique centrale. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 44: 360-381.
Other references:
Greenbaum, Eli and Kusamba, Chifundera. (2012). Conservation Implications Following the Rediscovery of Four Frog Species from the Itombwe Natural Reserve, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Herpetological Review 43(2): 253–259.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2015. Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T56093A16937505. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T56093A16937505.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2017.
Laurent, R. F. 1964. Adaptive modifications in frogs of an isolated highland fauna in central Africa. Evolution [1964]: 458-467.
Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110723030833/http://eligreenbaum.iss.utep.edu/lost_amphibians.htm