Phyllomedusa chaparroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species:
P. chaparroi
Binomial name
Phyllomedusa chaparroi
Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017

Phyllomedusa chaparroi is a species of treefrog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae endemic to Peru. Scientists have only seen it in two places.[1][2]

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.[3]

The iris of the eye is red-brown in color with tiny, indistinct orange spots.[3]

References

  1. "Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva, and Padial, 2017". Amphibian Species of the World 6.1, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. "Phyllomedusa chaparroi". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. 1 2 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 (Abstract). 4269 (2): 245–264. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.4. PMID 28610333.


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