Brazilian slender-legged tree frog

The Brazilian slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus subtilis) is a frog in the family Hylidae. It lives in Brazil and Colombia. Scientists think it may also live in Peru.[3][1][2]

Brazilian slender-legged tree frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteocephalus
Species:
O. subtilis
Binomial name
Osteocephalus subtilis
(Martins and Cardoso, 1987)

Scientists saw this frog sitting on plants 1-2 m above the ground.[4]

This frog is brown in color with brown or red stripes sideways across its back. Its eyes are very large. There is a white spot above each eye.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Osteocephalus subtilis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Claudia Azevedo-Ramos; Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues; Claude Gascon (2004). "Osteocephalus subtilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T55802A11364549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55802A11364549.en. 55802. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. "Osteocephalus subtilis (Martins and Cardoso, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Camilo Rodríguez López; Diana Marcela Pinto Ortega (March 1, 2013). "Osteocephalus subtilis Martins and Cardoso, 1987 (Anura: Hylidae): new distribution record (English)". Check List (Full text) (1). doi:10.15560/9.1.116. Retrieved July 13, 2022.