Uluguru forest tree frog

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Uluguru forest tree frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Leptopelis uluguruensis
Barbour & Loveridge, 1928

The Uluguru forest tree frog or ruby-eyed tree frog (Leptopelis uluguruensis) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Leptopelis uluguruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T87733802A76501940. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T87733802A76501940.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.