Phyllodytes praeceptor

Phyllodytes praeceptor is a frog. It lives in the state of Bahia in Brazil not far from the ocean. People have also seen it in Serra da Jiboia, 694 m above sea level.[1][2]

Phyllodytes praeceptor
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Species:
P. praeceptor
Binomial name
Phyllodytes praeceptor
(Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018)

The adult male frog is 20.7-25.8 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog has large eyes.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Phyllodytes praeceptor Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. "Phyllodytes praeceptor". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. Victor G D Orrico; Iuri R Dias; Euvaldo Marciano Jr. (2018). "Another new species of Phyllodytes (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4407 (1): 101–110. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.6. PMID 29690207.