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Leptopelis
	Leptopelis aubryi, the type species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Arthroleptidae
Subfamily:	Leptopelinae; Laurent, 1972
Genus:	Leptopelis; Günther, 1859
Type species
	Hyla aubryi; Duméril, 1856
Species
	54 species (see text)
Synonyms
	Pseudocassina Ahl, 1924 ; Elaphromantis Laurent, 1941 ; Heteropelis Laurent, 1941 ; Taphriomantis Laurent, 1941 ; Habrahyla Goin, 1961 ;

Leptopelis is a genus of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae. They are found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa,^[1] excluding Madagascar.^[2] It is placed in monotypic subfamily Leptopelinae,^[3]^[4] although this subfamily is not always recognized.^[2] They have a number of common names, including forest treefrogs, tree frogs, leaf-frogs,^[1] and big-eyed frogs.^[5]

Description

Leptopelis are mostly medium-sized frogs (snout–vent length 26–42 mm (1.0–1.7 in)), but Leptopelis palmatus can reach 87 mm (3.4 in).^[4] Tympanum is present. Most species have expended digit tips.^[2]

Ecology

Leptopelis are mainly arboreal, but some species, especially in more arid areas, are terrestrial or even subfossorial.^[2]^[4] Breeding typically starts with the heavy rains in the beginning of the wet season. Eggs may be deposited either in water or in/on the ground. Development includes a free-living tadpole stage, with a possible exception of Leptopelis brevirostris, whose large eggs suggest that development could be direct.^[4] Males typically call in bushes or trees a meter or more above the ground.^[2]

Species

As of July 2021, there are 54 recognized species:^[1]

Leptopelis anchietae (Bocage, 1873)
Leptopelis anebos Portillo and Greenbaum, 2014
Leptopelis argenteus (Pfeffer, 1893)
Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856)
Leptopelis aubryioides (Andersson, 1907)
Leptopelis bequaerti Loveridge, 1941
Leptopelis bocagii (Günther, 1865)
Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898)
Leptopelis brevipes (Boulenger, 1906)
Leptopelis brevirostris (Werner, 1898)
Leptopelis broadleyi (Poynton, 1985)
Leptopelis bufonides Schiøtz, 1967
Leptopelis calcaratus (Boulenger, 1906)
Leptopelis christyi (Boulenger, 1912)
Leptopelis concolor Ahl, 1929
Leptopelis crystallinoron Lötters, Rödel, and Burger, 2005
Leptopelis cynnamomeus (Bocage, 1893)
Leptopelis diffidens Tiutenko and Zinenko, 2021
Leptopelis fenestratus Laurent, 1972
Leptopelis fiziensis Laurent, 1973
Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864)
Leptopelis gramineus (Boulenger, 1898)
Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929
Leptopelis jordani Parker, 1936
Leptopelis karissimbensis Ahl, 1929
Leptopelis kivuensis Ahl, 1929
Leptopelis lebeaui (De Witte, 1933)
Leptopelis mackayi Köhler, Bwong, Schick, Veith, and Lötters, 2006
Leptopelis macrotis Schiøtz, 1967
Leptopelis marginatus (Bocage, 1895)
Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)
Leptopelis modestus (Werner, 1898)
Leptopelis montanus Tiutenko and Zinenko, 2021
Leptopelis mossambicus Poynton, 1985
Leptopelis mtoewaate Portillo and Greenbaum, 2014
Leptopelis natalensis (Smith, 1849)
Leptopelis nordequatorialis Perret, 1966
Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875)
Leptopelis occidentalis Schiøtz, 1967
Leptopelis ocellatus (Mocquard, 1902)
Leptopelis oryi Inger, 1968
Leptopelis palmatus (Peters, 1868)
Leptopelis parbocagii Poynton and Broadley, 1987
Leptopelis parkeri Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Leptopelis parvus Schmidt and Inger, 1959
Leptopelis ragazzii (Boulenger, 1896)
Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis Rödel, 2007
Leptopelis susanae Largen, 1977
Leptopelis uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Leptopelis vannutellii (Boulenger, 1898)
Leptopelis vermiculatus (Boulenger, 1909)
Leptopelis viridis (Günther, 1869)
Leptopelis xenodactylus Poynton, 1963
Leptopelis yaldeni Largen, 1977
Leptopelis zebra Amiet, 2001

In captivity

L. vermiculatus is found in international pet trade.^[6] They are hardy frogs that adapt well to captivity, and readily consume commercially available crickets.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Leptopelis Günther, 1859". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Blackburn, David C. (2011). "Family Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Leptopelinae Laurent, 1972". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. pp. 514–515.
^ "Big-eyed Frogs (Genus Leptopelis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ 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.