Phyllomedusa chaparroi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Phyllomedusa |
Species: | P. chaparroi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017
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Phyllomedusa chaparroi is a species of treefrog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae endemic to Peru. Scientists have only seen it in two places. [2] [3] This frog has been observed between 537 and 650 meters above sea level. [1]
The adult male frog measures approximately 67.9 to 77.5 mm long in snout-vent length. This frog resembles Phyllomedusa camba very closely but the two species can be distinguished in nuclear and mitochondrial markers. [4]
The iris of the eye is red-brown in color with tiny, indistinct orange spots. [4]
This frog has been found in primary and secondary humid forest. Specimens were collected at night near temporary ponds. They were on plants .5-1.5 meters above the ground. The female frog lays her eggs in a foam nest situated on a leaf hanging over the water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the pond below. [1]
Scientists have not classified this frog as not in danger of dying out because of its large range. [1]
Phyllomedusa chaparroi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Phyllomedusa |
Species: | P. chaparroi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017
|
Phyllomedusa chaparroi is a species of treefrog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae endemic to Peru. Scientists have only seen it in two places. [2] [3] This frog has been observed between 537 and 650 meters above sea level. [1]
The adult male frog measures approximately 67.9 to 77.5 mm long in snout-vent length. This frog resembles Phyllomedusa camba very closely but the two species can be distinguished in nuclear and mitochondrial markers. [4]
The iris of the eye is red-brown in color with tiny, indistinct orange spots. [4]
This frog has been found in primary and secondary humid forest. Specimens were collected at night near temporary ponds. They were on plants .5-1.5 meters above the ground. The female frog lays her eggs in a foam nest situated on a leaf hanging over the water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the pond below. [1]
Scientists have not classified this frog as not in danger of dying out because of its large range. [1]