Kingdom Animalia Genus Arthroleptis Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Arthroleptidae Scientific name Arthroleptis wahlbergii Higher classification Arthroleptis Order Frog | |
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Similar Frog, Arthroleptis, Cave squeaker, Arthroleptis tanneri | ||
Arthroleptis wahlbergii, the bush squeaker, is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family. It is found along the coastal areas of eastern South Africa and possibly Mozambique.
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Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest, where it is found mostly in leaf-litter and rotting vegetation.
Biology and habits
The eggs are laid in damp leaf-litter where the young hatch as miniature frogs. The call is a high-pitched squeak, usually emitted during wet weather, which is often mistaken for the calls of crickets.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Bush squeaker Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA