Biology:Dendropsophus frosti

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Dendropsophus frosti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. frosti
Binomial name
Dendropsophus frosti
Motta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Venegas, Orrico, and Padial, 2012

Dendropsophus frosti, the acre tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to in South America. Scientists have seen it at two sites, one in Colombia and one in Peru.[3][1]

The adult male frog measures 21.1 to 23.0 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 25.9 to 28.8 mm. It has large eyes and vomerine teeth in its jaw. During the day, this frog is light brown in color on the dorsum with darker coloration on the sides and groin. Its belly is yellow or white. At night, the male frog is yellow and the female frog is brown.[1]

The female frog lays eggs on firm surfaces, such as the sides of tree trunks.[1]

This species is named after herpetologist Darrel Frost.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 David Wong (October 22, 2012). "Dendropsophus frosti". Amphibiaweb. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7794. 
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Acre Tree Frog: Dendropsophus acreanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) 2018: e.T78459348A85986534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T78459348A85986534.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/78459348/85986534. Retrieved April 9, 2021. 
  3. "Dendropsophus frosti (Motta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Venegas, Orrico, and Padial, 2012)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference (American Museum of Natural History). https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Dendropsophus/Dendropsophus-frosti. Retrieved April 9, 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3022409 entry