Hylodes asper

The warty tree toad or Brazilian torrent frog (Hylodes asper) is a frog. It lives in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil. It lives in streams. People have seen it as high as 1200 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Hylodes asper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Hylodes
Species:
H. asper
Binomial name
Hylodes asper
(Müller, 1924)
Synonyms[2]
  • Elosia aspera Müller, 1924
  • Hylodes aspera Myers, 1962
  • Hylodes asper Myers, 1962

This frog lives in fast streams. The water makes loud souds. When the male frog sings for the female frog, she cannot always hear him. So the male frog also waves his back legs in the air. It slowly lifts and lowers one foot at a time. Scientists call this "foot-flagging."[3]

References
  1. Dante Pavan; Ana Maria Telles (2004). "Hylodes asper". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. ee.T57086A11567668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57086A11567668.en. 57086. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Hylodes asper (Müller, 1924)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. Kellie Whittaker (April 17, 2008). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Hylodes asper (Müller, 1924)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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