A new Leptodactylodon species from Gabon (Amphibia: Anura: Astylosternidae)

We describe a new Leptodactylodon species from Gabon. The new species is a member of the Leptodactylodon ovatus species group. It is characterized by its small size, its white venter, granular dorsal skin, the presence of distinct gular folds on the throat and three metacarpal spines in reproductive males and the shape of toe and finger tips. Leptodactylodon stevarti nov. sp. represents the second species and the second and third known specimens of the genus for Gabon. So far the new species is only known from the Crystal Mountains.