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Leptopelis is a genus of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae. They are found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, [1] excluding Madagascar. [2] It is placed in monotypic subfamily Leptopelinae, [3] [4] although this subfamily is not always recognized. [2] They have a number of common names, including forest treefrogs, tree frogs, leaf-frogs, [1] and ...
Hyla felixarabica, the Arabian tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the Middle East. It has been observed in Israel , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , Yemen , Syria and Lebanon . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Morelet's tree frog are abundant within its range and are kept as pets internationally. Industry and agriculture are thought to be the main causes of lowland montane forest destruction. The population of Morelet's tree frogs are also being affected due to a disease called Chytridiomycosis , which is an infectious disease that kills amphibians.
Scientists classify this frog as vulnerable to extinction because of habitat loss associated with deforestation for road-building and agriculture, especially cash crops, but also illegal farming and tree harvesting and small-scale traditional farming. The frog can live on some types of farms, such as coffee plantations, but cannot tolerate the ...
The female frog makes a nest out of foam on rocks in the stream, on the sides of the stream, or sometimes on tree trunks near the stream. The eggs hatch into tadpoles that live in rocky streams with briskly flowing water. The tadpoles have substantial oral suckers that they use to anchor themselves in the current.
The mountain stream tree frog is a relatively small tree frog growing up to 45 mm in length. It is light green to dark/olive green on the dorsal surface and sometimes brown morphs are encountered. The thighs are a mango-yellow colour and the belly is off-white.
Hyloscirtus tolkieni, commonly known as the Río Negro stream frog, is a recently described (2023) species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, where it has been observed at 3190 meters above sea level.
These frogs have long been known as Pacific chorus frogs Pseudacris regilla. Then, in 2006, Recuero et al. split that taxonomic concept into three species. [ 5 ] Recuero et al. attached the name Pseudacris regilla with the northern piece, renaming the central piece the Sierran tree frog ( Pseudacris sierra ) and the southern piece the Baja ...