| Odontobatrachus natator | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Odontobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Odontobatrachus |
| Species: | O. natator |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontobatrachus natator (Boulenger, 1905) | |
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Odontobatrachus natator, also known as the saber-toothed frog, Sierra Leone water frog, common toothed frog, or simply swimmer, is a species of frog in the family Odontobatrachidae. It is endemic to West Africa and occurs in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Earlier records from Ivory Coast refer to Odontobatrachus arndti.
Odontobatrachus natator occurs in forested, hilly areas in or near water, breeding in fast-flowing streams. The eggs are laid on land. The tadpole adhere themselves to rocks in waterfalls and rapids by means of suckers. It is patchily distributed but can locally be very abundant. It is probably threatened by the loss of forest habitat caused by agricultural development, logging, and expanding human settlements, and locally also by mining activities. It is present in a few protected areas.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Odontobatrachus natator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T89114149A16927936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T89114149A16927936.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Odontobatrachus natator (Boulenger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Hooper, Rowan (21 February 2014). "Sabre-toothed frog is an evolutionary loner". Zoologger. New Scientist. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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| Odontobatrachus natator | |
| Petropedetes natator | |
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