Karissimbi forest tree frog

Karissimbi forest tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species: L. karissimbensis
Binomial name
Leptopelis karissimbensis
Ahl, 1929

The Karissimbi forest tree frog, Leptopelis karissimbensis, is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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