Big-eyed Frogs
Leptopelis
Leptopelis is a genus of frogs found throughout Africa. They are medium-sized, semiarboreal frogs, with distinctively large eyes. They vary greatly in color and patterning, but as juveniles tend to be bright green in color, and as they age they turn to a brown. Forty-nine species are recognized, but most are not well understood and their taxonomic status can vary greatly by source. They have a number of common names, including forest tree frogs, leaf frogs,...
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 56 known species
Natal Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis natalensis
Mozambique Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis mossambicus
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis flavomaculatus
Peacock Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis vermiculatus
Bocage's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis bocagii
Rusty Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis viridis
Ghostly Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis spiritusnoctis
Ruby-eyed Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis uluguruensis
Gaboon Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis aubryi
Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis kivuensis
Victoria Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis boulengeri
Efulen Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis calcaratus
Common Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis notatus
Broadley's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis broadleyi
Parker’s Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis parkeri
Red Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis rufus
Witu Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis concolor
Niger Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis millsoni
Silvery Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis argenteus
Barbour's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis grandiceps
Ocellated Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis ocellatus
Tai Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis occidentalis
Long-toed Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis xenodactylus
Cameroon Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis brevirostris
Palm Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis palmatus
False Aubry's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis aubryioides
Amani Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis macrotis
Badditu Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis gramineus
Christy's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis christyi
Shoa Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis ragazzii
Savannah Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis bufonides
Lake Upemba Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis parbocagii
Mackay's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis mackayi
West Cameroon Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis nordequatorialis
Dime Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis vannutellii
African Treefrog
speciesLeptopelis modestus
Karissimbi Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis karissimbensis
Cinnamon Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis cynnamomeus
Leptopelis diffidens
speciesLeptopelis diffidens
Garamba Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis oryi
Kanole Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis parvus
Grassland Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis yaldeni
Anchieta's Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis anchietae
Leptopelis xeniae
speciesLeptopelis xeniae
Leptopelis shebellensis
speciesLeptopelis shebellensis
Leptopelis rugosus
speciesLeptopelis rugosus
Zebra Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis zebra
Quissange Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis marginatus
Kabembe Treefrog
speciesLeptopelis mtoewaate
Leptopelis anebos
speciesLeptopelis anebos
Gbanga Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis bequaerti
Zaire Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis fenestratus
Mokanga Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis fiziensis
Congulu Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis jordani
Nyonga Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis lebeaui
Susana’s Forest Tree Frog
speciesLeptopelis susanae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 23396.