Leptopelis
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Leptopelis
Günther, 1859
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48 species, see article. |
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Leptopelis is a 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
- 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
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.
