Arthroleptis xenodactylus | |
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Conservation status
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Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Arthroleptidae |
Genus: | Arthroleptis |
Species: | A. xenodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Arthroleptis xenodactylus Boulenger, 1909
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Arthroleptis xenodactylus (common names: Amani screeching frog, eastern squeaker) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to eastern Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitats are lowland and montane forests where it occurs in leaf-litter, under logs, and in the axils of banana leaves. It is a locally common species that is threatened by habitat loss.[1]