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Leptopelis calcaratus

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is greyish with a dark, backward-pointing triangle on the head, and a broad dark dorsal band that is often split up into bars or lateral spots. There is also often a white spot under the eye. The
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Adult males measure 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in) and females 46–57 mm (1.8–2.2 in) in snout–vent length. This species has a characteristic white spur on the heel. The
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differs from the nominate subspecies by the spur on the heel being less developed, by having more extensive webbing, and by other small morphological differences.
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frog found in lowland and montane rainforests at elevations from near sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
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District" in Equatorial Guinea; he had previously identified the latter as
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AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation.
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American Museum of Natural History 266:has been coined for it (part of the 1269:IUCN Red List least concern species 425:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 316:Leptopelis calcaratus meridionalis 14: 289:by the Belgian-British zoologist 1019: 487:from the original on 2016-11-11. 260:Democratic Republic of the Congo 75: 1304:Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea 230:. It is found in southeastern 1: 1324:Amphibians described in 1906 391:(Central African Republic). 1345: 389:Dzanga-Ndoki National Park 1284:Amphibians of West Africa 1016: 509:Frost, Darrel R. (2018). 481:10.1080/00222930608562529 463:Boulenger, G. A. 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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
Boulenger
Synonyms
frog
Arthroleptidae
Nigeria
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
type series
Efulan
described
George Albert Boulenger

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