Nyctimantis brunoi
Bruno's casque-headed frog or Bruno's bony-headed frog (Nyctimantis brunoi) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Scientists think it might live in Brazil too. Scientists have seen it between 200 and 1200 meters above sea level.[3][1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimantis |
| Species: | N. brunoi
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| Nyctimantis brunoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
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Appearance
The adult male frog is 48.88 to 62.42 mm long from nose to rear end. The adult female frog is 56.32 to 81.24 mm long. The frog's head is longer than it is wide.[1]
Actions
This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. This frog has a bony head. It looks for holes in trees where it can hide. The frog goes into the hole and then puts its head against the opening to cover it. This frog can make a substance in its skin. The substance has chemicals and toxins in it that can make human skin hurt. Scientists think the frog might make this substance to stop other animals from eating it, but they have never seen the frog do this. When a human scientist picks up the frog, it usually stays very still. Scientists think the frog escapes from predators by pretending to be dead.[1]
This frog does not lay eggs in holes in trees. Scientists are not sure, but they think it lays eggs in temporary bodies of water that form on the sand during the rainy season. The female frog lays eggs early so the tadpoles have time to grow into young frogs before the pools dry up.[1]
Food
This frog will eat almost any animal with bones on the outside, for example insects, spiders, and centipedes. But it can also eat some plants. It will eat other frogs if it can catch them.[1]
Threats
This frog is not in danger of dying out but there are fewer ofthem than there were because human beings change the places where the frog lives. Human beings cut down forests to build farms and cities and to allow animals to eat grass.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Marc A. Mains; Emma M. Jaworski; Katelyn M. Prince; Kristina L. Aare (December 15, 2020). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Aparasphenodon brunoi: Bruno's Casque-headed Frog". Amphibiaweb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carlos Frederico da Rocha; Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva; Monique Van Sluys (2004). "Aparasphenodon brunoi". 3.1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55298A11277104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55298A11277104.en. 55298. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nyctimantis brunoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved March 8, 2022.