Cameroon forest tree frog
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Leptopelis brevirostris

The Cameroon forest tree frog, Leptopelis brevirostris, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including the island of Bioko), and Gabon. It is expected to occur in southwestern Central African Republic and in the Republic of the Congo, but no records have been confirmed from those countries.

Appearance

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 dorsum 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 specific name brevirostris ). The tympanum is present and oriented obliquely.

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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle

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Mating Habits

The male advertisement call 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 L. brevirostris has direct development, i.e. there is no free-living tadpole stage. This would be different from the general pattern of Leptopelis having aquatic larvae.

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References

1. Cameroon forest tree frog Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_forest_tree_frog
2. Cameroon forest tree frog on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56247/18386575

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