Description
A Hyperolius from the highlands of eastern R. D. Congo. Female 33 mm. Males with very reduced gular flap. Dorsum of males with conspicuous spinosities. Dorsum rather dark brown, sometimes with diffuse dark spots, sometimes with indistinct yellow spots. Males sometimes more greenish. A black canthal band continues as a line of dark spots in the lateral area, sometimes interspersed with white spots. Ventrum yellow to green, extremities red. Pupils horizontal. The species is similar to H. castaneus from which it differs in its much smaller gular flap.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

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A rare form, found in bamboo forests in the Itombwe Highlands, Kivu, R. D. Congo.

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 Hyperolius leleupi <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/546> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 27, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 27 Nov 2024.

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