Callimedusa duellmani

The purple and orange leaf frog (Calllimedusa duellmani) is a frog that lives in Peru. Scientists have only seen it in one place.[3][1] People have seen this frog between 1,850 and 1,910 meters above sea level.[2]

Callimedusa duellmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Callimedusa
Species:
C. duellmani
Binomial name
Callimedusa duellmani
(Cannatella, 1982)
Synonyms[3]
  • Phyllomedusa duellmani (Cannatella, 1982)
  • Callimedusa duellmani (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

This frog lives in cloud forests. The female frog finds a leaf over water and folds it. She lays her eggs in the fold. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[2]

References
  1. "Calllimedusa duellmani". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Purple and Orange Leaf Frog: Callimedusa duellmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55850A89204561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55850A89204561.en. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. "Calllimedusa duellmani (Duellman and Toft, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 30, 2021.


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