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Leptopelis vermiculatus

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of Tanzania between the altitudes of 900 and 1800 m. Males call while in the water, and are very territorial. They have two different calls: one is a “ga…ga…ga”, used for attracting females, and the other is a “rrrrrrrr-ga” used for deterring other males of the same species. They are
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with an irregular-shaped, darker brown triangular patch on the dorsum. Randomly placed darker or lighter brown spots and patches may appear over the dorsal surface, legs and forearms and a dark brown streak often runs from behind the
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are very big compared with body size and are golden with brown lines and flecks. Its large toe pads are used for climbing. The tympanum is distinct. They are sometimes kept as pets.
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This species is a medium to large frog ranging from 40–85 mm in length. It has two very different colour phases. In one phase, they are a bright
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to the toes, forearms and upper lip have white blotching outlined with dark green or black. In the other phase, they are
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This species is very similar to the yellow-spotted tree frog (
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This species inhabits the closed-canopy wet tropical
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is used, but this may also refer to another species,
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Vermiculated tree frog
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Conservation status
Endangered
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Binomial name
Boulenger
Synonyms
species
frog
forest
Tanzania
Leptopelis macrotis

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