Table 2. Amphibian species recorded in the Mount Nimba Integrated Reserve with respective habitat records, known habitat preferences, distribution range, and IUCN Red List category. Habitats A, B, C, and D are described in the “Survey Sites” section in Materials and Methods.AF = Africa (any range beyond West Africa), WA = West Africa (defined as the area west of the Cross River in Nigeria), UG = Upper Guinea (defined as forest zone west of the Dahomey Gap), wUG = western Upper Guinea (defined as any range from western Ivory Coast or beyond the western part of this country), E = endemic to Mounts Nimba; S = savannah, MG = montane grasslands, FB = farmbush (degraded and secondary forest), F = forest; IUCN categories: LC = Least Concern, NT = Near Threatened, EN = Endangered, CR = Critically Endangered, NE = Not Evaluated by IUCN.
| Families and species | | Habitats | | | Distribution range | range | | | Habitat preferences | | IUCN Red List |
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| A | B | C | D | AF | WA | UG | wUG | E | S | MG | FB | F |
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| Arthroleptidae |
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| Arthroleptis crusculum | X | | | | | | | X | | | X | | | NT |
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| Arthroleptis poecilonotus - complex* | | | X | X | | | X | | | | | X | X | NE |
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| Astylosternus occidentalis | | X | X | | | | | X | | | | | X | LC |
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| Cardioglossa occidentalis | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | NE |
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| Leptopelis macrotis | | | X | X | | | X | | | | | | X | NT |
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| Leptopelis occidentalis | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | NT |
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| Leptopelis spiritusnoctis | | | X | | | | X | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Leptopelis viridis | | X | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Bufonidae |
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| Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis | X | | | | | | | | X | | X | | | CR |
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| Sclerophrys maculata | | X | X | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Sclerophrys regularis | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Sclerophrys togoensis | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | LC |
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| Conrauidae |
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| Conraua alleni | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | X | LC |
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| Dicroglossidae |
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| Hoplobatrachus occipitalis | | X | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Hemisotidae |
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| Hemisus marmoratus | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | | | LC |
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| Hyperoliidae |
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| Afrixalus dorsalis | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Afrixalus fulvovittatus | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | | LC |
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| Hyperolius chlorosteus | | | X | X | | | | X | | | | | X | LC |
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| Hyperolius concolor | | | | X | | | X | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris | | | | X | | | | X | | | | X | | LC |
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| Hyperolius guttulatus | | | | X | | X | | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Hyperolius lamottei | | X | | | | | | X | | X | | | | LC |
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| Hyperolius nimbae | | | | X | | | | | X | | | X | | EN |
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| Hyperolius picturatus * | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Hyperolius soror | | | X | | | | | X | | | | X | | DD |
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| Hyperolius cf. sylvaticus | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Hyperolius sp. | | | | X | | | | X | | | | X | | NE |
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| Kassina cochranae | | | X | X | | | | X | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Odontobatrachidae |
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| Odontobatrachus arndti | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | X | NT |
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| Phrynobatrachidae |
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| Phrynobatrachus alleni | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus annulatus | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus francisci | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | | | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus fraterculus | | | X | | | | | X | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus guineensis | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus gutturosus * | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | X | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus latifrons | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus liberiensis | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus natalensis | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | | | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | LC |
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| Phrynobatrachus tokba | X | X | X | | | | X | | | | X | X | X | LC |
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| Pipidae |
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| Xenopus tropicalis | | | | X | | X | | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Ptychadenidae |
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| Ptychadena arnei | | | | X | | | | X | | X | | X | X | DD |
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| Ptychadena bibroni | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Ptychadena longirostris | | | X | | | X | | | | | | X | X | LC |
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| Ptychadena oxyrhynchus | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Ptychadena pujoli | | | | X | | | | X | | X | | | | DD |
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| Ptychadena pumilio | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | X | | LC |
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| Ptychadena retropunctata | | X | | | | | | X | | X | | | | LC |
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| Ptychadena stenocephala | | | | X | X | | | | | X | | | | LC |
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| Ptychadena submascareniensis | X | X | | | | | | X | | X | X | | | DD |
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| Ptychadena tournieri | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | | | LC |
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| Ranidae |
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| Amnirana sp. ‘albolabris west’ | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | X | NE |
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| Rhacophoridae |
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| Chiromantis rufescens | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | X | LC |
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