Biology:Montevideo tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Montevideo tree frog
Hypsiboas pulchellus01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. pulchella
Binomial name
Boana pulchella
(Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Hyla agrestis Bibron in Bell, 1843
  • Hyla albovittata Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856
  • Hyla leucomelas Duméril & Bibron, 1841
  • Hyla leucotaenia Burmeister, 1861
  • Hyla mocquardi Günther, 1901
  • Hyla pulchella Duméril and Bibron, 1841
  • Hypsiboas pulchellus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)

The Montevideo tree frog (Boana pulchella) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in eastern, central, and northern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, south-eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2] It is a common species occurring in open habitats in forests, grasslands, and flooded savannas. Breeding takes place in permanent ponds and flooded grasslands.[1]

The diet of Argentinean Boana pulchella was found to consist mostly of spiders, dipterans and, crickets. During the cold time of the year, these frogs continue to feed at high rate, instead of partly relying on their fat reserves as the sympatric Dendropsophus nanus do.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1943019 entry