Modest forest tree frog
| Modest forest tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis modestus Werner, 1898 | |
The modest forest tree frog, Leptopelis modestus, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Schiøtz, A., Amiet, J.-L. & Drewes, R. 2004. Leptopelis modestus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.