big-eyed tree frog

noun

Leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);

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Meanings

nounbig-eyed tree frog (plural big-eyed tree frogs)

plural big-eyed tree frogs

  1. A common name for a variety of treefrog species:
    1. Leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);
    2. Leptopelis macrotis, found in West Africa (specifically, Sierra Leone, southern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and southern Ghana);
    3. Ranoidea exophthalmia (syn. Litoria exophthalmia), from Papua New Guinea.

Origin

From their arboreality and relatively large eyes.

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