Scientific name Balebreviceps hillmani Higher classification Balebreviceps Order Frog | Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Genus BalebrevicepsLargen and Drewes, 1989 Similar Frog, Callulina dawida, Anodonthyla vallani, Brevicipitidae, Anodonthyla | ||
The Bale Mountains tree frog (Balebreviceps hillmani) is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Balebreviceps and endemic to the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are tree heath (Erica arborea) woodlands near the timberline as well as partly cleared mixed forests further down. Despite its entire range being within the Bale Mountains National Park, it is threatened by habitat loss and deterioration (deforestation) caused by cattle grazing, firewood collection, fencing, and settlement development.
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