Biology:Osteocephalus cannatellai

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Short description: Species of frog

Osteocephalus cannatellai
Lateral view of the head of the holotype of Osteocephalus cannatellai (QCAZ 49572) - ZooKeys-229-001-g010.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteocephalus
Species:
O. cannatellai
Binomial name
Osteocephalus cannatellai
Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz, and Manzano, 2012

Osteocephalus cannatellai is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Ecuador and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 200 and 1290 meters above sea level.[1][2]

The adult male measures 38.5–57.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female 62.6–72.8 mm. The skin of the dorsum is dark green in color with light brown or dark brown marks. The ventrum is gray or cream in color with lighter spots. There is a light mark underneath each eye. The flanks are light green in color with darker marks. The bones are green in color. The iris of the eye is bronze in color with dark reticulations. Some frogs have bright blue pigmentation near the groin and on the legs.[2]

This frog lives near streams with rocky bottoms. It has been observed to perch on leaves and branches 0.5 to 2.3 meters above the forest floor.[2]

Scientists named this frog after David C. Cannatella, who studied the frogs of South America and taught many others.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3357386 entry