Mozambique forest tree frog

Species of amphibian

Mozambique forest tree frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. mossambicus
Binomial name
Leptopelis mossambicus
Poynton, 1985

Leptopelis mossambicus, the brown-backed tree frog, Mozambique tree frog or Mossambique forest treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae found in Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grasslands, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grasslands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Leptopelis mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T56267A3036885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56267A3036885.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Leptopelis mossambicus


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