Niger forest tree frog
| Niger forest tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. millsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895) | |
The Niger forest tree frog, Leptopelis millsoni, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Schiøtz, A., Amiet, J.-L. & Burger, M. 2004. Leptopelis millsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.