Description
A medium-sized (Males 22–27 mm, females 25–29 mm) high-altitude Afrixalus frog from Cameroun with a rather diffuse pattern. Head relatively smaller than in A. laevis. By day the dorsum is often entirely white with some brown chromatophores on the upper surfaces of the limbs. No dark pattern on dorsum. Hidden parts of limbs and toes orange yellow. By night dorsum with numerous brown chromatophores or completely brown. Canthus rostralis always brown.

Voice: A rather quiet, high-pitched buzzing with a frequency-intensity maximum at about 2500–3000 cps.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Cameroon

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	View Bd and Bsal data (12 records).

Found at forest edges and gallery forest on the periphery of the Cameroon Range, with the exception of Mt. Cameroun. Connected with flowing water.

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 2021 Afrixalus lacteus: Cameroon Banana Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/454> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Oct 3, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 3 Oct 2024.

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