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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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| taxon = Leptopelis mossambicus
| taxon = Leptopelis mossambicus
| authority = Poynton, 1985
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The '''Mossambique forest tree frog''', ''Leptopelis mossambicus'', is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Arthroleptidae]] family found in [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]], [[Zimbabwe]], and possibly [[Botswana]].
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are dry [[savanna]], moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist [[shrubland]], subtropical or tropical dry lowland [[grassland]]s, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grasslands, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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


==References==
==References==
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* Poynton, J.C., Minter, L. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/56267/all ''Leptopelis mossambicus'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 July 2007.

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Latest revision as of 18:12, 25 October 2022

Mozambique forest tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. mossambicus
Binomial name
Leptopelis mossambicus
Poynton, 1985

Leptopelis mossambicus, the brown-backed tree frog, Mozambique tree frog or Mossambique forest treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae found in Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, 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

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Leptopelis mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T56267A3036885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56267A3036885.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.