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Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856)
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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Red List Criteria
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History
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2004Least Concern
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Population
Population Trend
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The males often call from low elevations, 0.5-1.5 m above the ground. The voice seems to confirm that the very similar West African form (here termed L. spiritusnoctis) is a distinct species. The most frequently heard call is an unmelodious clack sounding like the click of a tongue. Another call is a brief series of clicks, comparable with the sound of castanets.
- 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 Gaboon forest tree frog Leptopelis aubryi, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, and ponds.
References[edit]
- Schiøtz, A., et al. 2004. Leptopelis aubryi. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 June 2013.
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A rather small Leptopelis (males 33-39 mm, females 44-54 mm), brown with an occipital triangle and rounded lateral spots. Metatarsal tubercle is smaller than in L. viridis, the tibia longer and webbing more extensive. Iris red or orange. Small dark points present on the flanks, especially in the groin. Small white spots often present on back and limbs. Webbing of hand and foot as in L. ocellatus.
This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt am Main. Updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
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This species ranges from southeastern Nigeria to Cameroon and the Central African Republic to extreme western and northern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Cabinda Enclave of Angola. A record from Dundo in extreme northeastern Angola (Laurent 1954, Ruas 1991) requires confirmation. Records from the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) refer to Leptopelis modestus (R.C. Drewes pers. comm.).
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Found in bushland from Nigeria east of Cross River to R. Congo, Central African Rep. and western R. D. Congo.
- Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
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