Cardioglossa occidentalis Blackburn, Kosuch, Schmitz, Burger, Wagner, Gonwouo, Hillers, and Rödel, 2008

Western Long-fingered Frog

Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0025, NGK-Nimba 0026 (Fig. 6D), NGK-Nimba 0027 .

Comments: Cardioglossa occidentalis is a nocturnal leaf litter frog, distributed along forest streams from Sierra Leone to Ghana (Rödel et al. 2001; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Blackburn et al. 2008; Hillers et al. 2008c). During the night, males frequently emitted insect-like calls (see Rödel et al. 2001), and were well concealed below leaf litter along forest streams. Three males were collected near a small stream running through a slightly degraded forest patch that was dominated by bamboo (07°32.993’N, 008°24.753’W; 425 m asl). Their SULs ranged from 27.0‒29.0 mm.