AmphibiaWeb - Afrixalus lacteus
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Afrixalus lacteus Perret, 1976
Cameroon Banana Frog, Milky Spiny Reed Frog
family: Hyperoliidae
genus: Afrixalus

© 2008 Jean-Louis Amiet (1 of 5)
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Endangered (EN)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None

   

 

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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.



Originally submitted by: Arne Schiøtz (first posted 2000-12-25)
Edited by: Arie van der Meijden, Michelle S. Koo (2021-08-22)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2021 Afrixalus lacteus: Cameroon Banana Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/454> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Mar 28, 2024.



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