Ross Allen's tree frog
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Ross Allen's tree frog (Dendropsophus rossalleni) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Peru and Brazil. Scientists have seen it as high as 200 meters above sea level but not higher.[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dendropsophus |
| Species: | D. rossalleni
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| Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)
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The adult male frog is 19.0 to 22.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 28.2 to 28.7 mm long. This frog lives in forests.[1]
The male frogs sit near leaves by the surface of the water and sing for the females to come lay their eggs.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Morley Read; Santiago R. Ron (March 31, 2015). "Ross Allen's Tree Frog: Dendropsophus rossalleni" (in español). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 1, 2021.