Red tree frog
| Red tree frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 | |
The red tree frog, Leptopelis rufus, is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria, and possibly Angola and the Central African Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Schiøtz, A., Amiet, J.-L., Burger, M. & Fretey, T. 2004. Leptopelis rufus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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