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Amphibians
Leptopelis Günther, 1859
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Leptopelis genus of frogs found throughout Africa. They are medium-sized, semiarboreal frogs, with distinctively large eyes. They vary greatly in color and patterning, but as juveniles tend to be bright green in color, and as they age they turn to a brown. There are 49 species currently recognized, but most are not well understood and their taxonomic status can vary greatly by source. They have a number of common names, including forest tree frogs, leaf frogs, and big-eyed frogs.
Species[edit]
- Anchieta’s tree frog, L. anchietae (Bocage, 1873)
- Glade tree frog, L. argenteus] (Pfeffer, 1893)
- Gaboon forest tree frog, Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856)
- Barbour's tree frog, L. barbouri (Ahl, 1929)
- Gbanga Forest tree frog, L. bequaerti, (Loveridge, 1941)
- Bocage’s tree frog, L. bocagii (Günther, 1865)
- Victoria Forest tree frog, L. boulengeri (Werner, 1898)
- Musole Forest tree frog, L. brevipes (Boulenger, 1906)
- Cameroon forest tree frog, L. brevirostris (Werner, 1898)
- Broadley’s forest tree frog, L. broadleyi, (Poynton, 1985)
- Savannah forest tree frog, L. bufonides, (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Efulen forest tree frog, L. calcaratus (Boulenger, 1906)
- Christy's tree frog, L. christyi (Boulenger, 1912)
- Witu forest tree frog, L. concolor (Ahl, 1929)
- Angola forest tree frog, L. cynnamomeus (Bocage, 1893)
- Zaire forest tree frog, L. fenestratus (Laurent, 1972)
- Mokanga forest tree frog L. fiziensis (Laurent, 1973)
- Yellow-spotted tree frog or brown-backed tree frog, L. flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864)
- Badditu forest tree frog, L. gramineus (Boulenger, 1898)
- Congulu forest tree frog, L. jordani (Parker, 1936)
- Karissimbi forest tree frog, L. karissimbensis (Ahl, 1929)
- Kisenyi forest tree frog, L. kivuensis (Ahl, 1929)
- Nyonga forest tree frog, L. lebeaui (Witte, 1933)
- L. mackayi Bwong, Schick et al., 2006
- Amani forest tree frog, L. macrotis (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Quissange forest tree frog, L. marginatus (Bocage, 1895)
- Niger forest tree frog, L. millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)
- Modest forest tree frog, L. modestus (Werner, 1898)
- Mossambique forest tree frog, L. mossambicus (Poynton, 1985)
- Natal forest tree frog, L. natalensis (Smith, 1849)
- West Cameroon forest tree frog, L. nordequatorialis (Perret, 1966)
- Common forest tree frog, L. notatus (Buchholz & Peters, 1875)
- Tai forest tree frog, L. occidentalis (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Ocellated forest tree frog, L. ocellatus (Mocquard, 1902)
- Kala forest tree frog, L. omissus (Amiet, 1992)
- Garamba forest tree frog, L. oryi (Inger, 1968)
- Palm forest tree frog, L. palmatus (Peters, 1868)
- Lake Upemba forest tree frog, L. parbocagii (Poynton & Broadley, 1987)
- Parker’s forest tree frog, L. parkeri (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
- Kanole forest tree frog, L. parvus (Schmidt & Inger, 1959)
- Shoa forest tree frog, L. ragazzii (Boulenger, 1896)
- Red tree frog, L. rufus (Reichenow, 1874)
- L. spiritusnoctis Rödel 2007
- Susana’s forest tree frog, L. susanae (Largen, 1977)
- Uluguru forest tree frog or ruby-eyed tree frog, L. uluguruensis (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
- Dime forest tree frog, L. vannutellii (Boulenger, 1898)
- Big-eyed tree frog, L. vermiculatus (Boulenger, 1909)
- Rusty forest tree frog, L. viridis (Günther, 1869)
- Long-toed tree frog or Weza forest tree frog, L. xenodactylus (Poynton, 1963)
- Grassland forest tree frog, Leptopelis yaldeni (Largen, 1977)
- L. zebra (Amiet, 2001)
In captivity[edit]
L. vermiculatus is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet trade. They are hardy frogs that adapt well to captivity, and readily consume commercially available crickets.
References[edit]
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:42
Specimens with Sequences:57
Specimens with Barcodes:32
Species:11
Species With Barcodes:11
Public Records:1
Public Species:1
Public BINs:1