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Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)
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A forest species, found from eastern Nigeria to Cameroun, Guinée Équatoriale, R. Congo to eastern R. D. Congo. Seems to be associated with large watercourses.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
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Justification
History
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2004Least Concern (LC)
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Population
Population Trend
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The males call from branches close to slow-flowing streams. The voice consists of single calls with a peculiar acoustic quality caused by a large number of harmonics, and is similar to that of the sympatric L. notatus but of somewhat longer duration. The voice is very similar, possibly identical to that of the West African L. macrotis, which could be a strong argument for regarding L. macrotis and L. millsoni as subspecies of one species.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
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Major Threats
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Conservation Actions
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The Niger forest tree frog, Leptopelis millsoni, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[edit]
- Schiøtz, A., Amiet, J.-L. & Burger, M. 2004. Leptopelis millsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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A large, fully webbed Leptopelis (males 40-49 mm, females 74-87 mm) from central Africa with rather large tympanum (larger than discs) and small choanae. Dorsum brown with darker transverse bars, confluent posteriorly, or green. Iris rusty red. Tibia with 4-5 bars. Webbing of foot as in L. rufus, of hand slightly less.
This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt am Main.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
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This species ranges from Nigeria, Cameroon and mainland Equatorial Guinea to southern Gabon, Congo, southwestern Central African Republic and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its altitudinal range is not known.
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