Broadley's forest tree frog

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Broadley's forest tree frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. broadleyi
Binomial name
Leptopelis broadleyi
Poynton  [ fr ], 1985
Synonyms [1]

Leptopelis argenteus meridionalisSchiøtz, 1975

Leptopelis broadleyi (Broadley's forest tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae of uncertain status. The Amphibian Species of the World, [1] the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, [2] and the African Amphibians do not recognize it, [3] but instead consider it synonym with Leptopelis argenteus . [2] [1] (ASW expresses some hesitation though. [1] ) However, the AmphibiaWeb recognizes it as a valid species. [4]

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Distribution

Leptopelis broadleyi is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. [4]

Habitat and conservation

This species occurs in forest-savanna mosaic and along forested streams through savanna. [4]

Leptopelis broadleyi was assessed in 2004 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as being of "Least Concern"; [5] in the 2016 assessment, it was brought into synonymy with Leptopelis argenteus. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptopelis argenteus (Pfeffer, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Leptopelis argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T88340714A18385796. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88340714A18385796.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Leptopelis Günther, 1859". African Amphibians. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Leptopelis broadleyi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ John Poynton; Arne Schiøtz (2004). "Leptopelis broadleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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