Description
Habitat
Ecology: The habitat
and ecological requirements of this species are not known, although assuming that it breeds
in a similar manner to other Leptopelis species, it lays
its eggs
in a nest
buried in mud
near water, into which the larvae emerge
and develop.[1]
List of Habitats:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
18Unknown
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
()
- Laurent, 1943
- Subfamily:
Leptopelinae
()
- Genus:
Leptopelis
()
- Günther, 1858[1859]
- Specific name:
marginatus
- (Bocage, 1895)
- Scientific name: - Leptopelis marginatus (Bocage, 1895)
- Specific name:
marginatus
- (Bocage, 1895)
- Genus:
Leptopelis
(
- Subfamily:
Leptopelinae
(
- Family:
Hyperoliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leptopelis
There are approximately 81 species in this genus:
L. acuticeps · L. amaniensis · L. anchietae · L. angolensis · L. argenteus · L. argenteus argenteus · L. argenteus concolor · L. aubryi · L. barbouri · L. bequaerti · L. bocagei · L. bocagei haasi · L. bocagii · L. boulengeri · L. brevipes · L. brevirostris · L. broadleyi · L. buchholzi · L. budduensis · L. bufonides · L. calcaratus · L. christyi · L. cinnamomeus · L. concolor · L. crystallinoron · L. cynnamomeus · L. fenestratus · L. fiziensis · L. flaviventer · L. flavomaculatus · L. gramineus · L. grandiceps · L. graueri · L. guineensis · L. hyloides · L. johnstoni · L. jordani · L. karissimbensis · L. kivuensis · L. lebeaui · L. liberiensis · L. macrotis · L. marginatus · L. martiensseni · L. millsoni · L. modestus · L. modestus fiziensis · L. moeroensis · L. mossambicus · L. nanus · L. natalensis · L. nordequatorialis · L. notatus · L. occidentalis · L. ocellatus · L. ocellatus schiotz · L. ocellatus schitzi · L. omissus · L. oryi · L. palmatus · L. parbocagii · L. parkeri · L. parvus · L. poensis · L. ragazzii · L. rufus · L. rugegensis · L. signifer · L. susanae · L. tanganus · L. togoensis · L. uluguruensis · L. usambarae · L. vannutellii · L. vermiculatus · L. violescens · L. viridis · L. viridis cinnamomeus · L. xenodactylus (Long-Toed Tree Frog) · L. yaldeni · L. zebra
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Perret, J.-L. 1976. Revision des amphibiens africains et principalement des types conserves au Musee Bocage de Lisbonne. Arquivos do Museo Bocage (2)6: 15-34.
- Ruas, C. 1991. Contribuicao para o Conhecimento de Fauna Batraquios de Angola. Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Centro de Zoologia, Lisbon.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Schiøtz, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 28009
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663245
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663245
- IUCN ID: 56264
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 149538
Footnotes
- Schiøtz, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
