Demerara Falls tree frog
The Demerara Falls tree frog (Boana cinerascens) is a frog that lives in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela.[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. cinerascens
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| Boana cinerascens (Spix, 1824)
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The adult male frog is 3.1 to 3.5 cm long from nose to rear end. The adult female frog is 3.3 to 3.7 cm long. The skin on their backs is green with small yellow spots and smaller red spots. The skin on their bellies can be blue.[1]
This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. The female can lay eggs any time of the year, 400 at a time. She usually lays eggs near streams. The tadpoles hide in the dead leaves near the bottom of the stream.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Albertina P. Lima. 'Boana cinerascens' (November 21, 2007)Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Boana cinerascens (Spix, 1824). Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online ReferenceAmerican Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 17, 2021.