Yellow-spotted tree frog
For the frog endemic to southeastern Australia, see Yellow-spotted tree frog (Australia).
| Yellow-spotted tree frog | |
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| Yellow-spotted tree frog in the greenhouse of MUSE - Science Museum in Trento | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Genus: | Leptopelis |
| Species: | L. flavomaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864) | |
The yellow-spotted tree frog, Leptopelis flavomaculatus is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and possibly Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forests, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Schiøtz, A., Mazibuko, L., Poynton, J.C. & Howell, K. 2004. Leptopelis flavomaculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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