Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
This species has been found on branches in dense bush
at the edge
of a clearing in dry forest
, from where the males were calling. In
south-western Tanzania it was found in riverine
forest within pristine
miombo (Brachystegia spp.
) woodland. This species' adaptability
to altered habitats
is not known. There is no information on its
breeding habits, although assuming that it breeds
in a similar manner
to other Leptopelis species, it lays
its eggs
in a nest
buried in mud
near water, into which the larvae emerge
and develop.
[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 2 Savanna
- 2.2 Savanna - Moist
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Family:
Arthroleptidae
()
- Mivart, 1869
- Subfamily:
Leptopelinae
()
- Genus:
Leptopelis
()
- Günther, 1858[1859]
- Specific name:
fiziensis
- Laurent, 1973
- Scientific name: - Leptopelis fiziensis Laurent, 1973
- Specific name:
fiziensis
- Laurent, 1973
- Genus:
Leptopelis
(
- Subfamily:
Leptopelinae
(
- Family:
Arthroleptidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Laurent, R.F. Le concept de sous-espèce et la
variation
géographique chez Naja melanoleuca et Naja nigricollis.
Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 87:198-204, 1973.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
This species is probably closely related to Leptopelis modestus,
and is perhaps conspecific
with it (Schiøtz 1999).[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leptopelis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. kivuensis (Kisenyi Forest Treefrog) · L. palmatus (Palm Forest Treefrog) · L. xenodactylus (Long-Toed Tree Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Channing, A. and Howell, K.M. 2006. Amphibians of East Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Laurent, R.F. 1973. Le genre Leptopelis Gunther (Salienta) au Zaire. Annales Muse Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, 8e, Sciences Zoologiques: 1-62.
- Laurent, R.F. Le concept de sous-espce et la variation gographique chez Naja melanoleuca et Naja nigricollis. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 87:198-204, 1973.
- Schiøtz, A. 1975. The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen.
- Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- Schitz, A. 1975. The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen.
- Schitz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
Notes
Contributors
- Arne Schitz, Kim Howell, Tim Davenport 2004. Leptopelis fiziensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Schiøtz, A. & Howell, K. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Royal Museum for Central Africa: RMCA-HERP
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28000
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663237
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663237
- IUCN ID: 219022
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149526
Footnotes
- Arne Schiøtz, Kim Howell, Tim Davenport 2004. Leptopelis fiziensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
