Summary ⁵

The Natal forest tree frog (Leptopelis natalensis) is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family endemic to South Africa. A typical tree frog, it has large eyes and a broad mouth. Its colouration is highly variable: Some may be bright green, others cream coloured, and some may be cream with olive-green blotches.

Description ⁶

A large Leptopelis, females up to 65 mm from South Africa. Dorsum cream, brown, green or mottled in these colours. Pattern never forming an 'n' shaped figure on dorsum. Eyes red or golden.

Tadpole tooth formula is 1,3+3/3.

This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt am Main.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Purves, M., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Natal_Forest_Treefrog_Bazely.JPG
2. (c) Nick Schaller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Schaller
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:A-133977
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:A-133979
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptopelis_natalensis
6. (c) AmphibiaWeb © 2000-2015 The Regents of the University of California, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/34269728

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