Jump to content

Leptopelis vermiculatus: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
OAbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
439,234 edits
m Open access bot: doi added to citation with #oabot.
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{More footnotes|date=November 2015}}
{{More footnotes|date=November 2015}}
{{speciesbox
{{speciesbox
⚫
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| trend =
⚫
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'' | journal = [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume= 2014 | page = e.T56284A3037319 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | year = 2014 | url = http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56284A3037319.en | accessdate = 19 November 2015}}</ref>
| image = Leptopelis vermiculatus2.jpg
| image = Leptopelis vermiculatus2.jpg
| status = EN
⚫
| taxon = Leptopelis vermiculatus
⚫
| status_system = IUCN3.1
⚫
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'' | journal = [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume= 2014 | page = e.T56284A3037319 | year = 2014 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56284A3037319.en | doi-access = free }}</ref>
| genus = Leptopelis
⚫
| species = vermiculatus
| authority = ([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1909)
| authority = ([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1909)
| synonyms = ''Hylambates vermiculatus'' <small>Boulenger, 1909</small><br>
| synonyms = ''Hylambates vermiculatus'' <small>Boulenger, 1909</small><br>
Line 11: Line 13:
}}
}}


'''''Leptopelis vermiculatus''''', also known as the '''peacock tree frog''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/2084.html |title=Peacock Tree Frog, Leptopelis vermiculatus Care Sheets |author= |year=2008 |work=RepticZone. Reptile and Amphibian Information and Care |publisher= |accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref> '''Amani forest treefrog''',<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> or '''vermiculated tree trog''',<ref name=Frost/> is a [[species]] of [[frog]] found in [[forest]] areas in [[Tanzania]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> Sometimes the common name '''big-eyed tree frog''' is used,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkive.org/big-eyed-tree-frog/leptopelis-vermiculatus/image-G19687.html |title=Big-eyed tree frog (''Leptopelis vermiculatus'') |author= |year= |work=Wildscreen ARKive |publisher= |accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref> but this may also refer to another species, ''[[Leptopelis macrotis]]''.<ref name="Frost L. macrotis "/>
'''''Leptopelis vermiculatus''''', also known as the '''peacock tree frog''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/2084.html |title=Peacock Tree Frog, Leptopelis vermiculatus Care Sheets |year=2008 |work=RepticZone. Reptile and Amphibian Information and Care |accessdate=19 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108191526/http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/2084.html |archivedate= 8 November 2015 }}</ref> '''Amani forest treefrog''',<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> or '''vermiculated tree frog''',<ref name=Frost/> is a [[species]] of [[frog]] found in [[forest]] areas in [[Tanzania]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> Sometimes the common name '''big-eyed tree frog''' is used,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkive.org/big-eyed-tree-frog/leptopelis-vermiculatus/image-G19687.html|title=Big-eyed tree frog (''Leptopelis vermiculatus'')|work=Wildscreen ARKive|accessdate=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120051955/http://www.arkive.org/big-eyed-tree-frog/leptopelis-vermiculatus/image-G19687.html|archive-date=2015-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> but this may also refer to another species, ''[[Leptopelis macrotis]]''.<ref name="Frost L. macrotis "/>


==Description==
==Description==
[[Image:Leptopelis vermiculatus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A brown-phase ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']]
[[Image:Leptopelis vermiculatus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A brown-phase ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']]
This species is a medium to large frog ranging from 40–85&nbsp;mm in length. It has two very different colour phases. In one phase, they are a bright [[green]] with scattered [[black or yellow]] specks all over the [[Dorsum (biology)|dorsal]] surface and the sides are marble with black and [[white]]. With some specimens, the end of the [[tibia]] to the toes, forearms and upper lip have white blotching outlined with dark green or black. In the other phase, they are [[brown]] with an irregular-shaped, darker brown triangular patch on the dorsum. Randomly placed darker or lighter brown spots and patches may appear over the dorsal surface, legs and forearms and a dark brown streak often runs from behind the [[tympanum (zoology)|tympanum]] ending halfway between the [[armpit]] and [[groin]]. In both phases, the ventral surface is cream-white. Some specimens show a transition between both phases and change from the green phase to the brown phase as they mature. The [[eye]]s are very big compared with body size and are golden with brown lines and flecks. Its large toe pads are used for climbing. The tympanum is distinct.
This species is a medium to large frog ranging from 40–85&nbsp;mm in length. It has two very different colour phases. In one phase, they are a bright [[green]] with scattered [[black]] specks all over the [[Dorsum (biology)|dorsal]] surface and the sides are marble with black and [[white]]. With some specimens, the end of the [[tibia]] to the toes, forearms and upper lip have white blotching outlined with dark green or black. In the other phase, they are [[brown]] with an irregular-shaped, darker brown triangular patch on the dorsum. Randomly placed darker or lighter brown spots and patches may appear over the dorsal surface, legs and forearms and a dark brown streak often runs from behind the [[tympanum (zoology)|tympanum]] ending halfway between the [[armpit]] and [[groin]]. In both phases, the ventral surface is cream-white. Some specimens show a transition between both phases and change from the green phase to the brown phase as they mature. The [[eye]]s are very big compared with body size and are golden with brown lines and flecks. Its large toe pads are used for climbing. The tympanum is distinct.
They are sometimes kept as pets.
They are sometimes kept as pets.


Line 27: Line 29:


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Leptopelinae/Leptopelis/Leptopelis-vermiculatus |title=''Leptopelis vermiculatus'' (Boulenger, 1909) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=11 October 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Leptopelinae/Leptopelis/Leptopelis-vermiculatus |title=''Leptopelis vermiculatus'' (Boulenger, 1909) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=11 October 2016}}</ref>


Line 33: Line 35:
}}
}}
*[http://www.amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&where-genus=Leptopelis&where-species=vermiculatus#818 AmphibiaWeb - ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']
*[http://www.amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&where-genus=Leptopelis&where-species=vermiculatus#818 AmphibiaWeb - ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']
*[http://www.globalamphibians.org/servlet/GAA?searchName=Leptopelis+vermiculatus Global Amphibiam Assessment - ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004421/http://www.globalamphibians.org/servlet/GAA?searchName=Leptopelis+vermiculatus Global Amphibiam Assessment - ''Leptopelis vermiculatus'']
{{Leptopelis}}
{{Leptopelis}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q1525786}}


[[Category:Leptopelis]]
[[Category:Leptopelis|vermiculatus]]
[[Category:Frogs of Africa]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Tanzania]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Tanzania]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Tanzania]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Tanzania]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1909]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1909]]
[[Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger]]
[[Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger]]

Latest revision as of 08:06, 13 August 2023

Leptopelis vermiculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. vermiculatus
Binomial name
Leptopelis vermiculatus
(Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms

Hylambates vermiculatus Boulenger, 1909
Leptopelis signifer Ahl, 1929

Leptopelis vermiculatus, also known as the peacock tree frog,[2] Amani forest treefrog,[1][3] or vermiculated tree frog,[3] is a species of frog found in forest areas in Tanzania.[1][3] Sometimes the common name big-eyed tree frog is used,[4] but this may also refer to another species, Leptopelis macrotis.[5]

Description

[edit]
A brown-phase Leptopelis vermiculatus

This species is a medium to large frog ranging from 40–85 mm in length. It has two very different colour phases. In one phase, they are a bright green with scattered black specks all over the dorsal surface and the sides are marble with black and white. With some specimens, the end of the tibia to the toes, forearms and upper lip have white blotching outlined with dark green or black. In the other phase, they are brown with an irregular-shaped, darker brown triangular patch on the dorsum. Randomly placed darker or lighter brown spots and patches may appear over the dorsal surface, legs and forearms and a dark brown streak often runs from behind the tympanum ending halfway between the armpit and groin. In both phases, the ventral surface is cream-white. Some specimens show a transition between both phases and change from the green phase to the brown phase as they mature. The eyes are very big compared with body size and are golden with brown lines and flecks. Its large toe pads are used for climbing. The tympanum is distinct. They are sometimes kept as pets.

Ecology and behaviour

[edit]

This species inhabits the closed-canopy wet tropical rainforests of Tanzania between the altitudes of 900 and 1800 m. Males call while in the water, and are very territorial. They have two different calls: one is a “ga…ga…ga”, used for attracting females, and the other is a “rrrrrrrr-ga” used for deterring other males of the same species. They are insectivorous.

Similar species

[edit]

This species is very similar to the yellow-spotted tree frog (Leptopelis flavomaculatus), a species that also varies greatly in dorsal patterning and colouration. The yellow-spotted tree frog, in its green phase, lacks the fine black specks present over the dorsum in the big-eyed tree frog's green phase. The brown phase of the yellow-spotted tree frog has a white blotch on the elbow, which brown-phase big-eyed tree frogs lack.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Leptopelis vermiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56284A3037319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56284A3037319.en.
  2. ^ "Peacock Tree Frog, Leptopelis vermiculatus Care Sheets". RepticZone. Reptile and Amphibian Information and Care. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptopelis vermiculatus (Boulenger, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Big-eyed tree frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus)". Wildscreen ARKive. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Leptopelis macrotis Schiøtz, 1967". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Leptopelis_vermiculatus&oldid=1170119866"