Pacific lowland tree frog
The Pacific lowland tree frog (Dendropsophus gryllatus) is a frog that lives in northwestern Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 200 and 500 meters above sea level.[3][1]
Pacific lowland tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Dendropsophus |
Species: | D. gryllatus |
Binomial name | |
Dendropsophus gryllatus (Duellman, 1973) | |
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The adult male frog is 22.6 to 25.5 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 27.5 to 30.6 mm long. This frog has a mark on its back that looks like the letter n. This frog can live in banana farms.[1]
References
- Santiago R. Ron; Morley Read; Gabriela Pazmiño-Armijos (January 4, 2012). "Pacific Lowland Tree Frog: Dendropsophus gryllatus" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pacific Lowland Treefrog: Dendropsophus gryllatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55496A98648147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55496A98648147.en. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Dendropsophus gryllatus (Bokermann, 1964)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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