Description
A rather large Leptopelis (up to 50 mm) from southern Drakensberg, South Africa. Fingers and toes long, webbing reduced, no discs. Dorsum granular, unpatterned green. Ventrum creamy white.
Males call from well-concealed positions at the base of grass tussocks and from burrows in the marshes. The voice consists of one or two brief croaks, separated by long intervals, and sometimes preceded by a quiet buzzing.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: South Africa

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Apparently rare. Found in upland marshy areas with high grass tussocks in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg Mountains, southern KwaZulu-Natal. They may sometimes climb vegetation.

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.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Leptopelis xenodactylus: Long-toed Tree Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3679> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Jan 16, 2025.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2025. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 16 Jan 2025.

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