Tepuihyla exophthalma | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Tepuihyla |
Species: | T. exophthalma
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Binomial name | |
Tepuihyla exophthalma (Smith & Noonan, 2001)
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Synonyms | |
Osteocephalus exophthalmus Smith & Noonan, 2001 |
Tepuihyla exophthalma is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is native to Guyana and Venezuela in South America. [2]
This species was first described to science in 2001. The type specimen was collected in the Pacaraima Mountains in western Guyana. [3] There it inhabited sclerophyll forest habitat and was observed to be active at night. [3]
This is the smallest member of the genus Osteocephalus, measuring just over 3 centimeters in length. Its eyes are described as "large and bulgy" and "huge and protruding" and inspired the specific epithet exophthalmus. They are buff with a black cross shape across the iris; this eye coloration is a main feature that distinguishes the species from other frogs in the genus. Its body is brownish above and cream-colored below, and the back surface of the thighs are black. The vocal sac of the male is not well developed. The skin is mostly smooth with a few tubercles along the dorsal surface and a granular texture to the throat and belly. [3]
After the first specimen was recorded, the species was also discovered living in Guyana's Kaieteur National Park and across the border in Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. [2]
Tepuihyla exophthalma | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Tepuihyla |
Species: | T. exophthalma
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Binomial name | |
Tepuihyla exophthalma (Smith & Noonan, 2001)
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Synonyms | |
Osteocephalus exophthalmus Smith & Noonan, 2001 |
Tepuihyla exophthalma is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is native to Guyana and Venezuela in South America. [2]
This species was first described to science in 2001. The type specimen was collected in the Pacaraima Mountains in western Guyana. [3] There it inhabited sclerophyll forest habitat and was observed to be active at night. [3]
This is the smallest member of the genus Osteocephalus, measuring just over 3 centimeters in length. Its eyes are described as "large and bulgy" and "huge and protruding" and inspired the specific epithet exophthalmus. They are buff with a black cross shape across the iris; this eye coloration is a main feature that distinguishes the species from other frogs in the genus. Its body is brownish above and cream-colored below, and the back surface of the thighs are black. The vocal sac of the male is not well developed. The skin is mostly smooth with a few tubercles along the dorsal surface and a granular texture to the throat and belly. [3]
After the first specimen was recorded, the species was also discovered living in Guyana's Kaieteur National Park and across the border in Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. [2]