Biology:Phyllomedusa chaparroi
| Phyllomedusa chaparroi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllomedusa |
| Species: | P. chaparroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017
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Phyllomedusa chaparroi is a species of treefrog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae endemic to Peru. Scientists have only seen it in two places.[2][3] This frog has been observed between 537 and 650 meters above sea level.[1]
The adult male frog measures approximately 67.9 to 77.5 mm long in snout-vent length. This frog resembles Phyllomedusa camba very closely but the two species can be distinguished in nuclear and mitochondrial markers.[4]
The iris of the eye is red-brown in color with tiny, indistinct orange spots.[4]
This frog has been found in primary and secondary humid forest. Specimens were collected at night near temporary ponds. They were on plants .5-1.5 meters above the ground. The female frog lays her eggs in a foam nest situated on a leaf hanging over the water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the pond below.[1]
Scientists have not classified this frog as not in danger of dying out because of its large range.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Phyllomedusa chaparroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) 2023: e.T154108472A154108537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T154108472A154108537.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154108472/154108537. Retrieved January 26, 2024.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
- ↑ "Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017". American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Phyllomedusinae/Phyllomedusa/Phyllomedusa-chaparroi.
- ↑ "Phyllomedusa chaparroi". Amphibiaweb. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8625.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher; Jörn Köhler; Ignacio DE LA Riva; José M Padial (May 22, 2017). "A new morphologically cryptic species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) from Amazonian forests of northern Peru revealed by DNA sequences.". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 245–264. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.4. PMID 28610333. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28610333/.
Wikidata ☰ Q35214057 entry
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