Astylosternus schioetzi

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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2017 |title=Astylosternus schioetzi |volume=2017 |page=e.T54425A95850221 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54425A95850221.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Astylosternus schioetzi

| authority = {{interlanguage link multi|Jean-Louis Amiet|fr|lt=Amiet}}, 1978

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Astylosternus schioetzi is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to south-western Cameroon and is only known from two areas near Edéa, Apouh and Koupongo, separated by the Sanaga River. The specific name schioetzi honours {{ill|Arne Schiøtz|fr|Arne Schiøtz}}, a Danish herpetologist who has worked extensively on African tree frogs. Common name Apouh night frog has been coined for this species (Apouh is the type locality).

Astylosternus schioetzi occurs in lowland forests, in and near flowing water. Breeding takes place in small streams, including very small, superficial streams in marshy depressions. It is a rare species threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused clearance for agricultural land, human settlements, and logging. It might occur in the Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve and in the Lac Ossa Wildlife Reserve.

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{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |name-list-style=amp |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA191 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |page=191}}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Astylosterninae/Astylosternus/Astylosternus-schioetzi |title=Astylosternus schioetzi Amiet, 1978 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=27 May 2018}}

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schioetzi

Category:Frogs of Africa

Category:Amphibians of Cameroon

Category:Endemic fauna of Cameroon

Category:Amphibians described in 1978

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Jean-Louis Amiet

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