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Phlyctimantis keithae

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can assume a defensive posture where the frog rapidly twists onto its back and throws its limbs across the body. This makes it look very little frog-like, and probably serves as camouflage, perhaps conflicting with the potential predator's
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is blackish with olive tinge. There are minute white spots on tiny warts. The ventrum is mottled with black and light bluish. The concealed parts of limbs are striped or mottled with black and orange-red. The
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are medium-sized tree frogs: adult males measure 39–43 mm (1.5–1.7 in) in snout–vent length. Discs are small and toe webbing is reduced. The
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occurs in forests, montane grasslands, and open farmland near forests at elevations of 1,800–2,000 m (5,900–6,600 ft)
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This rarely encountered species has a restricted range and is threatened by
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Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013).
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Index

Conservation status
Endangered
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hyperoliidae
Phlyctimantis
Binomial name
Schiøtz
fr
Synonyms
frog
Hyperoliidae
endemic
Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania
specific name
dorsum
iris
search image
above sea level
habitat loss
agricultural expansion

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