Bioacoustics of Leptopelis spiritusnoctis

Species

6 recordings

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discussion · Plazi

REMARK . — Leptopelis spiritusnoctis has many morphological similarities with L. viridis (Günther, 1869) . With some experience, L. viridis can be recognised by its “rounder” and more “bulgy” body; L. spiritusnoctis has a more “edgy” body shape and a shorter head. The easiest criteria available for field identification are the male advertisement calls and the colouration of the upper edge of the eye in live specimens. In L. viridis , the male advertisement call is composed of two notes while the male calls in L. spiritusnoctis consist in only one note. Leptopelis spiritusnoctis often also utters a very faint territorial call (“krrkrrr”). For call variation in L. viridis , see Grafe et al. (2000) . L. spiritusnoctis has a golden iris with an orange-red coloured spot in the upper part, whereas in L. viridis the iris is entirely golden brown and the sclera blackish. The two taxa may overlap in some habitats, i.e., wooded savannahs, dry and semi-deciduous forests. In open savannah, only L. viridis will be encountered, whereas this species does not enter closed forest. In alcohol, both taxa are difficult to distinguish. TAXONOMIC REMARKS . — This species has long been called Leptopelis hyloides ( Boulenger, 1906 ) , but the study of the “ Hylambates hyloides ” type specimen identified L. hyloides as a synonym of L. viridis (Rödel 2007) .

this account at Plazi

Recordings

6 in audioBlast.

Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
2 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
5 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
2 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
5 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
2 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis - call
5 s
Rödel, Mark-Oliver TSA listen › record

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SourceIts nameIts rankIts familyRecord
PlaziLeptopelis spiritusnoctisSpeciesArthroleptidaePlazi/Leptopelis spiritusnoctis
TSALeptopelis spiritusnoctisSpecies—TSA/Leptopelis spiritusnoctis

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