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Cameroon forest tree frog

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is a rather tonal, brief "tok", repeated once or twice (sometimes even three times). The males call at sites far from water (ponds or puddles). This, together with the large (diameter 5 mm (0.20 in)) and heavily yolked eggs, suggests that
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is mature, closed-canopy lowland rainforest. It appears to be a specialized snail-eater. The males call from branches and lianas, normally not higher than 3 metres above the ground, and can be abundant.
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is smooth, green, beige, or grey, and either uniform or with a darker dorsal spot reaching the upper eyelid. The ventrum is white. The snout is very brief (hence the
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Adult males measure 38–45 mm (1.5–1.8 in) and females 49–64 mm (1.9–2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The
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stage. This would be different from the general pattern of
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has direct development, i.e. there is no free-living
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is a common species, but its habitat is impacted by
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Binomial name
Werner
Synonyms
frog
Arthroleptidae
Nigeria
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
Gabon
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
dorsum
specific name
tympanum
male advertisement call
tadpole

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