Assessment of the distribution and conservation status of the viviparous toad Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis on Monts Nimba, Guinea

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Hillers, A ^a   Loua, N S ^b   Rodel M O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Guinée Ecologie ^*  (Guinea)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Guinea; Iron ore; Mining exploration; Montane grassland; Monts Nimba; Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASSLAND; MINING; MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; TOAD; VIVIPARITY; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AFRICA; GUINEA; NIMBA RANGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; NIMBA; NIMBAPHRYNOIDES OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 48249129666     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00099     Document Type: Article

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