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Leptopelis yaldeni Largen, 1977

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Arthroleptidae > Subfamily: Leptopelinae > Genus: Leptopelis

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Leptopelis yaldeni Largen, 1977, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 9: 113. Holotype: BMNH 1976.1083, by original designation. Type locality: "35 km SE of Debre Marcos, Gojjam Province, Ethiopia".

English Names

Grassland Forest Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 69).

Yalden's Tree Frog (Largen and Spawls, 2010, Amph. Rept. Ethiopia Eritrea: 143).

Distribution

Montane grassland in Gojjam Province, 2000-2700 m elevation, Ethiopia.

Comment

Largen, 2001, Tropical Zool., 14: 352-353, commented on distribution. See statement of geographic range, habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 618. See account, photograph, and map for Ethiopia by Largen and Spawls, 2010, Amph. Rept. Ethiopia Eritrea: 143-146.

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