Biology:Tetete's tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Tetete's tree frog
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. tetete
Binomial name
Boana tetete
Synonyms[3]
  • Hypsiboas tetete Caminer and Ron, 2014

Tetete's tree frog (Boana tetete) is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 180 and 420 meters above sea level.[3][1]

This frog is nocturnal. It has been observed resting on plants a few feet above flooded areas. It has large eyes and discs on its toes for climbing. For a South American tree frog, it is medium-sized.[1]

This frog is a sister species to Boana alfaroi. It is named after the Teteté people, a group of indigenous people who lived in the Amazon until about 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Boana tetete" (in es). Amphibiaweb. January 17, 2014. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8122. 
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Boana tetete". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T79076012A89226207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T79076012A89226207.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/79076012/89226207. Retrieved June 10, 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus tetete (Caminer and Ron, 2014)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference (American Museum of Natural History). https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Cophomantinae/Boana/Boana-tetete. Retrieved June 10, 2021. 

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