Leptopelis
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 Big-eyed Tree Frog, Leptopelis vermiculatus
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Leptopelis is a genus of frogs found throughout Africa. They are medium sized, semi-arboreal frogs, with distinctively large eyes. They vary greatly in color and patterning, but as juveniles tend to be bright green in color, and as they age they turn to a brown. There are 49 species currently recognized, but most are not well understood and their taxonomic status can vary greatly by source. They have a number of common names, including forest tree frogs, leaf frogs and big-eyed frogs.
[edit] Species
- Anchieta’s Tree Frog, Leptopelis anchietae (Bocage, 1873)
- Glade Treefrog, Leptopelis argenteus (Pfeffer, 1893)
- Gaboon Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856)
- Barbour's Treefrog, Leptopelis barbouri (Ahl, 1929)
- Gbanga Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis bequaerti, (Loveridge, 1941)
- Bocage’s Tree Frog, Leptopelis bocagii (Günther, 1865)
- Victoria Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898)
- Musole Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis brevipes (Boulenger, 1906)
- Cameroon Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis brevirostris (Werner, 1898)
- Broadley’s Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis broadleyi, (Poynton, 1985)
- Savannah Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis bufonides, (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Efulen Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis calcaratus (Boulenger, 1906)
- Christy's Treefrog, Leptopelis christyi (Boulenger, 1912)
- Witu Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis concolor (Ahl, 1929)
- Angola Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis cynnamomeus (Bocage, 1893)
- Zaire Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis fenestratus (Laurent, 1972)
- Mokanga Forest Treefrogm Leptopelis fiziensis (Laurent, 1973)
- Brown-backed Tree Frog, Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864)
- Badditu Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis gramineus (Boulenger, 1898)
- Congulu Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis jordani (Parker, 1936)
- Karissimbi Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis karissimbensis (Ahl, 1929)
- Kisenyi Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis kivuensis (Ahl, 1929)
- Nyonga Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis lebeaui (Witte, 1933)
- Leptopelis mackayi Bwong, Schick et al., 2006
- Amani Forest Tree Frog, Leptopelis macrotis (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Quissange Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis marginatus (Bocage, 1895)
- Niger Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)
- Modest Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis modestus (Werner, 1898)
- Mossambique Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis mossambicus (Poynton, 1985)
- Natal Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis natalensis (Smith, 1849)
- West Cameroon Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis nordequatorialis (Perret, 1966)
- Common Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis notatus (Buchholz & Peters, 1875)
- Tai Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis occidentalis (Schiøtz, 1967)
- Ocellated Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis ocellatus (Mocquard, 1902)
- Kala Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis omissus (Amiet, 1992)
- Garamba Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis oryi (Inger, 1968)
- Palm Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis palmatus (Peters, 1868)
- Lake Upemba Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis parbocagii (Poynton & Broadley, 1987)
- Parker’s Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis parkeri (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
- Kanole Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis parvus (Schmidt & Inger, 1959)
- Shoa Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis ragazzii (Boulenger, 1896)
- Red Treefrog, Leptopelis rufus (Reichenow, 1874)
- Susana’s Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis susanae (Largen, 1977)
- Uluguru Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis uluguruensis (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
- Dime Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis vannutellii (Boulenger, 1898)
- Big-eyed Tree Frog, Leptopelis vermiculatus (Boulenger, 1909)
- Rusty Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis viridis (Günther, 1869)
- Weza Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis xenodactylus (Poynton, 1963)
- Grassland Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis yaldeni (Largen, 1977)
- Cameroon Forest Treefrog, Leptopelis zebra (Amiet, 2001)
[edit] In captivity
L. vermiculatus is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet trade. They are hardy frogs that adapt well to captivity, and readily consume commercially available crickets.
