Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Leptopelis grandiceps on tree branch
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Open encyclopedia reference
Leptopelis grandiceps, the large headed forest treefrog, is a species of small tree frog. Females are thought to be larger than males based on the male lectotype and female allotype. They are endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania, where they inhabit forests near a water source. It's closely related to L. barbouri and L. uluguruensis. It's listed Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and populations are thought to be decreasing. Notably, L. grandiceps has a controversial nomenclature history.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptopelis grandiceps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:58:07.036054+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929
- Name authority
- Ahl, 1929
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Arthroleptidae
- Genus
- Leptopelis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyArthroleptidae Mivart, 1869
- subfamilyLeptopelinae Laurent, 1972
- genusLeptopelis Günther, 1859
- speciesLeptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptopelis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptopelis anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1873) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis anebos Portillo & Greenbaum, 2014 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis aubryioides (Andersson, 1907) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis brevirostris (Werner, 1898) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis bufonides Schiøtz, 1967 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis fenestratus Laurent, 1972 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis fiziensis Laurent, 1973 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Günther, 1864) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis kivuensis Ahl, 1929 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis lebeaui (De Witte, 1933) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptopelis marginatus (Barboza du Bocage, 1895) | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptopelis usambarae Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1103738 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TSMH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.