Broadley's forest tree frog

Broadley's forest tree frog
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Arthroleptidae
Genus:	Leptopelis
Species:	L. broadleyi
Binomial name
Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton [fr], 1985
Synonyms[1]
Leptopelis argenteus meridionalis Schiøtz, 1975

Leptopelis broadleyi (Broadley's forest tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae of uncertain status. The Amphibian Species of the World,[1] the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group,[2] and the African Amphibians do not recognize it,[3] but instead consider it synonym with Leptopelis argenteus.[2][1] (ASW expresses some hesitation though.[1]) However, the AmphibiaWeb recognizes it as a valid species.[4]

Distribution

Leptopelis broadleyi is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.[4]

Habitat and conservation

This species occurs in forest-savanna mosaic and along forested streams through savanna.[4]

Leptopelis broadleyi was assessed in 2004 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as being of "Least Concern";[5] in the 2016 assessment, it was brought into synonymy with Leptopelis argenteus.[2]

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptopelis argenteus (Pfeffer, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Leptopelis argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88340714A18385796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88340714A18385796.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "Leptopelis Günther, 1859". African Amphibians. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
4. "Leptopelis broadleyi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
5. John Poynton; Arne Schiøtz (2004). "Leptopelis broadleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)