Mozambique forest tree frog
| Mozambique forest tree frog | |
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| File:Leptopelis mossambicus00.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. mossambicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis mossambicus Poynton, 1985
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The Mozambique forest tree frog, Leptopelis mossambicus, is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grasslands, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grasslands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Poynton, J.C., Minter, L. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. Leptopelis mossambicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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