Uluguru forest tree frog

The Uluguru forest tree frog or ruby-eyed tree frog, Leptopelis uluguruensis, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Uluguru forest tree frog
female

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species:
L. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Leptopelis uluguruensis
Barbour & Loveridge, 1928

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