Summary ⁴

The Natal forest tree frog (Leptopelis natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae, subfamily Leptopelinae, and is endemic to the eastern coastal area of 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.
It does occur in swamp forests - but not exclusively.

It tadpoles seem to be able to cope with the low oxygen levels often found in swamp forests - they come to the surface to gulp air.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ryan van Huyssteen
2. (c) Alex Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex Rebelo
3. (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Vos
4. Adapted by Ricky Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptopelis_natalensis

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