Bokermann's Tarauaca tree frog

Bokermann's Tarauaca tree frog (Dendropsophus bokermanni) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.[3] Scientists have seen it as high as 800 meters above sea level.[1]

Bokermann's Tarauaca tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. bokermanni
Binomial name
Dendropsophus bokermanni
(Goin, 1960)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla bokermanni (Goin, 1960)
  • Hyla rondoniae (Bokermann, 1963)
  • Hyla acreana (Heyer, 1977)
  • Dendropsophus bokermanni (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)

This frog comes in different colors, including yellow and bronze. It has stripes and other marks on its back. The adult male frog is 20.0 to 22.7 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 20.4 to 25.6 mm long.[1]

This frog is named after Werner Carlos Augusto Bokermann, an amphibian scientist from Brazil.[1]

References
  1. Morley Read; Santiago R. Ron (August 14, 2018). "Bokermann's Tarauaca Tree Frog: Dendropsophus bokermanni" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.R.; Castro, F.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V.; Bolívar, W.; Hoogmoed, M.; Angulo, A.; Icochea M., J.; Azevedo-Ramos, C. (2004). "Bokermann's Tarauaca Treefrog: Dendropsophus bokermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55419A86439862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55419A11306193.en. Retrieved February 25, 2021.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |url= mismatch (help)
  3. "Dendropsophus bokermanni (Goin, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 19, 2021.


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