Biology:Dendropsophus bifurcus

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Short description: Species of frog

Dendropsophus bifurcus
Upper Amazon Tree Frog Dendropsophus bifurcus (14834371804).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. bifurcus
Binomial name
Dendropsophus bifurcus
(Andersson, 1945)

Dendropsophus bifurcus, commonly known as the Upper Amazon treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2] Dendropsophus bifurcus is an abundant and widespread species that inhabits bushes in open forest and clearings. It breeds in permanent and temporary shallow ponds. Eggs are laid out of the water on leaves whereas the tadpoles develop in the water.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Ariadne Angulo, Fernando Castro, Jose Vicente Rueda (2004). "Dendropsophus bifurcus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55409A11302897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55409A11302897.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55409/11302897. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendropsophus bifurcus (Andersson, 1945)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Dendropsophus/Dendropsophus-bifurcus. Retrieved 4 April 2014. 

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