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Leptopelis uluguruensis
family: Arthroleptidae
subfamily: Leptopelinae

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Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN (Red List) Status Vulnerable (VU)
See threat category on the IUCN web site.
CITES No CITES Listing
Other International Status None
National Status None
Regional Status None

Description
A rather small (Males 28-38 mm, females 46-48 mm) Leptopelis from the Eastern Arc Mts. in Tanzania with reduced webbing. In life dense green to blue-green with or without whitish spots or rings, or brown with a darker pattern. Throat in males blue. No pectoral glands. Tympanum small and indistinct. Most specimens, including females, have a typical dense green to bluish green coloration, often with white dots and rings which makes the frog resemble very closely a wet, decaying leaf with spots of fungus. A few specimens are brown above with a darker pattern.
Voice. - A brief, rather unremarkable clack.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Tanzania, United Republic of

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A forest species, often found on banana leaves in cultivated clearings in the forest. Known from Usambara and Uluguru Mts., Tanzania, with a doubtful record from the Udzungwas.

Comments
This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt am Main.

References
 

Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.



Written by Arne Schiøtz (arne AT schiotz.dk), *. 2001-02-07
Edited by Kellie Whittaker (2008-09-10)



Citation:
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Sep 2, 2010).

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