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title: "Natal Forest Tree Frog"
description: "Leptopelis natalensis — Amfibieën. The Natal forest tree frog (Leptopelis natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae, subfamily Leptopelinae, and is endemic to the eastern coastal area of South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/natal-forest-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Natal Forest Tree Frog

> Leptopelis natalensis — Amfibieën. The Natal forest tree frog (Leptopelis natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae, subfamily Leptopelinae, and is endemic to the eastern coastal area of South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Leptopelis natalensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1399
- Wikidata: [Q1310216](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1310216)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23431](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23431)

## Names

- en: Natal Forest Tree Frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1337)

## Summary

The Natal forest tree frog (Leptopelis natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae, subfamily Leptopelinae, and is endemic to the eastern coastal area of South Africa. A typical tree frog, it has large eyes and a broad mouth. Its colouration is highly variable: Some may be bright green, others cream coloured, and some may be cream with olive-green blotches.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, subtropical forests, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
These frogs usually live in the foliage and branches of forest…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_forest_tree_frog

## Photo

![Natal Forest Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/natal-forest-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257570113

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/natal-forest-tree-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).