Arthroleptis xenodactylus

{{short description|Species of frog}}

{{speciesbox

| image =

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Arthroleptis xenodactylus |volume=2020 |page=e.T73343869A176045060 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T73343869A176045060.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Arthroleptis xenodactylus

| authority = Boulenger, 1909

| synonyms =

}}

Arthroleptis xenodactylus (common names: Amani screeching frog, eastern squeaker) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to eastern Tanzania.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Arthroleptinae/Arthroleptis/Arthroleptis-xenodactylus |title=Arthroleptis xenodactylus Boulenger, 1909 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=23 July 2015}}

Its natural habitats are lowland and montane forests where it occurs in leaf-litter, under logs, and in the axils of banana leaves. It is a locally common species that is threatened by habitat loss.

References