Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864)

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 204

Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864) Yellow-spotted Tree Frog

Material. MOUNT SOCONE (top): BMNH 2018.2496–97, PEM A13733. Identification. Specimens were identified based on the well-developed discs on the toes and fingers and moderate webbing. Some specimens still show green spots suggesting that they are young adults. A juvenile specimen showing the uniform green with yellow spots pattern was also collected. Comments. Individuals were found at night sitting on vegetation near a stream ( Fig. 3G ). No males were heard calling.

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Fig. 3. Amphibians from Mount Lico and Mount Socone, northern Mozambique. (A) Arthroleptis aff. francei; (B) Arthroleptis sp.; (C) A. stenodactylus (mountain form); (D) A. stenodactylus (lowland form); (E) A. xenodactyloides; (F) Leptopelis broadleyi; (G) L. flavomaculatus; (H) Breviceps sp.; (I) Mertensophryne cf. loveridgei; (J) Sclerophrys gutturalis; (K) Hemisus marmoratus; (L) Hyperolius marmoratus albofasciatus; (M–O) H. substriatus; (P) H. tuberilinguis; (Q) Nothophryne sp.; (R) Scolecomorphus kirkii.