Leptopelis bequaerti

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Leptopelis bequaerti

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. bequaerti
Binomial name
Leptopelis bequaerti

Leptopelis bequaerti is a species of

type locality, Gbarnga, and from Mount Coffee.[1][3] Common name Gbanga forest treefrog has been coined for it.[3][4][5] It is a poorly known species with uncertain taxonomic validity.[1][6]

Etymology

The specific name bequaerti honours Joseph Charles Bequaert, a Belgian botanist, entomologist, and malacologist[5] who collected the holotype.[2]

Description

Adult females measure 29–38 mm (1.1–1.5 in)

dorsum is shagreened and bears small scattered warts. Colouration is pale brown above with a dark triangular interorbital marking. There is often a connected hourglass like pattern further back. A dark line runs from the eye, over the tympanum, and to the base of the forearm. The flanks are marbled. The limbs have dark crossbars. The ventrum is creamy white, possibly with sparse, brown mottling.[2]

Habitat and conservation

The habitat of this species is unknown, although it presumably breeds in temporary waterbodies where its tadpoles would develop. Threats to this species are unknown, as is its possible presence in protected areas.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56243A18387109.en
    . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^
    hdl:10088/16359
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  3. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Leptopelis bequaerti Loveridge, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Leptopelis bequaerti Loveridge, 1941". African Amphibians. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8
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  6. S2CID 90250118
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  7. doi:10.1002/mmnz.200600031
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