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Mozambique forest tree frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Leptopelis

Higher classification
  
Leptopelis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Arthroleptidae

Scientific name
  
Leptopelis mossambicus

Rank
  
Species


Similar
  
Leptopelis, Frog, Amphibians

Leptopelis mossambicus, the brown-backed tree frog, Mozambique tree frog or Mossambique forest treefrog, is a species of frog in the Arthroleptidae family found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grasslands, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grasslands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Mozambique forest tree frog Wikipedia