Tetete's tree frog

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Tetete's tree frog (Boana tetete) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 180 and 420 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Tetete's tree frog
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Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
H. tetete
Binomial name
Hypsiboas tetete
(Caminer and Ron, 2014)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hypsiboas tetete Caminer and Ron, 2014
  • Boana tetete Dubois, 2017

This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. It likes to sit on plants a few feet above flooded areas. It has large eyes and discs on its toes for climbing. For a South American tree frog, it is medium sized.[1]

This frog is a sister species to Boana alfaroi. The frog is named after the Tetete people, indigenous people who lived in the Amazon until about 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Diego A. Ortiz; Santiago R. Ron (January 17, 2014). "Boana tetete" (in español). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus tetete (Caminer and Ron, 2014)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 10, 2021.