Leptopelis fiziensis

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Leptopelis fiziensis - Wikipedia

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Leptopelis fiziensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Arthroleptidae
Genus:	Leptopelis
Species:	L. fiziensis
Binomial name
*Leptopelis fiziensis* Laurent, 1973
Synonyms^[2]
Leptopelis modestus fiziensis Laurent, 1973 Leptopelis fiziensis – Schiøtz, 1975

Leptopelis fiziensis, also known as the Mokanga forest tree frog or Fizi tree frog , is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania, on both sides of Lake Tanganyika, and it is likely to occur in Burundi, in between the two know areas of distribution.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Distribution and taxonomy

Leptopelis fiziensis was first described as a subspecies of Leptopelis modestus, based on specimens from the Fizi Territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Later on it has also been recorded in western Tanzania. However, recent molecular work suggests that its closest relative is Leptopelis karissimbensis rather than Leptopelis modestus. Moreover, some of the Tanzanian records might refer to another species.^[2]^[4]

Description

Adult males measure 30–38 mm (1.2–1.5 in)^[3]^[4] and females, based on a single specimen, 46 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length.^[4] The tympanum is small. Digital discs are large. The dorsum is red-brown to brown, with darker patterning and tiny light specks. The ventrum is greyish while the femurs are reddish. The iris is golden. Males have a greyish throat.^[3]

The male advertisement call is a series of two or three clacks/pulses sounding like "quack-quack".^[4]

Habitat and conservation

Leptopelis fiziensis have been found in transitional forest in the forest-savanna mosaic, near a stream at the edge of montane forest, and dense low bush at the edge of a clearing in dry forest.^[1]^[4] There is also a record from riverine forest within pristine miombo woodland,^[1] but this might refer to another species.^[4] They are typically found on shrubs and trees some 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) above the ground.^[4] The altitudinal range is 1,170–1,950 m (3,840–6,400 ft) above sea level.^[1]^[4]

Threats to this species are unknown. It occurs in the Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Leptopelis fiziensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56255A18387461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56255A18387461.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Leptopelis fiziensis Laurent, 1973". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leptopelis fiziensis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Greenbaum, Eli; Portillo, Frank; Kusamba, Chifundera (October 2012). "Systematics of the poorly known treefrog Leptopelis fiziensis (Anura: Arthroleptidae), with a description of its call". African Journal of Herpetology. 61 (2): 113–127. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.716083. PMC 3583300. PMID 23567891.

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Leptopelis fiziensis	Wikidata: Q1946641 Wikispecies: Leptopelis fiziensis ADW: Leptopelis_fiziensis AmphibiaWeb: 3648 ARKive: leptopelis-fiziensis ASW: Leptopelis-fiziensis CoL: 3TSMD EoL: 1020120 GBIF: 2429662 iNaturalist: 23430 IRMNG: 10604854 ITIS: 663237 IUCN: 56255 NCBI: 1300103 Open Tree of Life: 3619153

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