''Werneria iboundji'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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and only known from its type locality,

Mont Iboundji Mont Iboundji is a peak located in Gabon. Claims that it is the highest point of the country, with an altitude of , are neither supported by SRTM data nor empirically. Other sources indicate the Mont Bengoué as the most elevated peak in Gabon. ...

. Only two specimens are known, collected from among rocks at the edge of a plunge pool at the base of a large waterfall in lowland forest, at

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. It is threatened by logging, which would likely negatively affect the micro-climate—the species depends on high humidity.

References

iboundji Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Gabon Endemic fauna of Gabon Amphibians described in 2004 Taxa named by Wolfgang Böhme (herpetologist) Taxa named by Olivier Sylvain Gérard Pauwels Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bufonidae-stub