Leptopelis

Taxobox
name = "Leptopelis"

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image_caption = Big-eyed Tree Frog, "Leptopelis vermiculatus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Hyperoliidae
subfamilia = Leptopelinae
genus = "Leptopelis"
genus_authority = Günther, 1859
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 48 species, see article.

Leptopelis is a genus of frogs found throughout Africa. They are medium sized, semi-arboreal 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, "Leptopelis anchietae" (Bocage, 1873)
*Glade Treefrog, "Leptopelis argenteus" (Pfeffer, 1893)
*Gaboon Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis aubryi" (Duméril, 1856)
*Barbour's Treefrog, "Leptopelis barbouri" (Ahl, 1929)
*Gbanga Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis bequaerti", (Loveridge, 1941)
*Bocage’s Tree Frog, "Leptopelis bocagii" (Günther, 1865)
*Victoria Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis boulengeri" (Werner, 1898)
*Musole Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis brevipes" (Boulenger, 1906)
*Cameroon Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis brevirostris" (Werner, 1898)
*Broadley’s Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis broadleyi", (Poynton, 1985)
*Savannah Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis bufonides", (Schiøtz, 1967)
*Efulen Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis calcaratus" (Boulenger, 1906)
*Christy's Treefrog, "Leptopelis christyi" (Boulenger, 1912)
*Witu Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis concolor" (Ahl, 1929)
*Angola Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis cynnamomeus" (Bocage, 1893)
*Zaire Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis fenestratus" (Laurent, 1972)
*Mokanga Forest Treefrogm "Leptopelis fiziensis" (Laurent, 1973)
*Brown-backed Tree Frog, "Leptopelis flavomaculatus" (Günther, 1864)
*Badditu Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis gramineus" (Boulenger, 1898)
*Congulu Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis jordani" (Parker, 1936)
*Karissimbi Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis karissimbensis" (Ahl, 1929)
*Kisenyi Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis kivuensis" (Ahl, 1929)
*Nyonga Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis lebeaui" (Witte, 1933)
*"Leptopelis mackayi" Bwong, Schick et al., 2006
*Amani Forest Tree Frog, "Leptopelis macrotis" (Schiøtz, 1967)
*Quissange Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis marginatus" (Bocage, 1895)
*Niger Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis millsoni" (Boulenger, 1895)
*Modest Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis modestus" (Werner, 1898)
*Mossambique Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis mossambicus" (Poynton, 1985)
*Natal Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis natalensis" (Smith, 1849)
*West Cameroon Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis nordequatorialis" (Perret, 1966)
*Common Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis notatus" (Buchholz & Peters, 1875)
*Tai Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis occidentalis" (Schiøtz, 1967)
*Ocellated Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis ocellatus" (Mocquard, 1902)
*Kala Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis omissus" (Amiet, 1992)
*Garamba Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis oryi" (Inger, 1968)
*Palm Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis palmatus" (Peters, 1868)
*Lake Upemba Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis parbocagii" (Poynton & Broadley, 1987)
*Parker’s Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis parkeri" (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
*Kanole Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis parvus" (Schmidt & Inger, 1959)
*Shoa Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis ragazzii" (Boulenger, 1896)
*Red Treefrog, "Leptopelis rufus" (Reichenow, 1874)
*Susana’s Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis susanae" (Largen, 1977)
*Uluguru Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis uluguruensis" (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
*Dime Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis vannutellii" (Boulenger, 1898)
*Big-eyed Tree Frog, "Leptopelis vermiculatus" (Boulenger, 1909)
*Rusty Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis viridis" (Günther, 1869)
*Weza Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis xenodactylus" (Poynton, 1963)
*Grassland Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis yaldeni" (Largen, 1977)
*Cameroon Forest Treefrog, "Leptopelis 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.

References

* [http://www.itis.usda.gov Integrated Taxonomic Information System]
* [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?g_id=356 Amphibian Species of the World: "Leptopelis"]