Palm forest tree frog
| Palm forest tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. palmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis palmatus (Peters, 1868) | |
The palm forest tree frog, Leptopelis palmatus, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Drewes, R. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. Leptopelis palmatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.