Palmar tree frog
The palmar tree frog or palm tree frog (Boana pellucens) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Scientists have seen it between 20 and 1400 meters above sea level.[3][1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Boana |
Species: | B. pellucens
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Binomial name | |
Boana pellucens (Werner, 1901)
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The adult male frog is 35.6 to 52.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 45.0 to 60.3 mm long. This frog is green in color with blue, red or brown marks. This frog lives in open spaces or near bodies of water.[1]
The male frogs form a chorus near the edge of the forest and sing for the females starting around 6:00 p.m.[1]
The frog's Latin name pellucens is from a word that means see-through.[1]
Palmar Tree Frog Media
Juvenile being preyed on by Leptophis bocourti
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Morley Read; Santiago R. Ron; Gabriela Pazmiño-Armijos (September 13, 2011). "Boana pellucens" (in español). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Boana pellucens (Werner, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 14, 2021.