Sphaenorhynchus dorisae
Doris's lime tree frog (Sphaenorhynchus dorisae) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Scientists think it may also live in Bolivia. Scientists have seen it between 50 and 300 meters above sea level.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus |
| Species: | S. dorisae
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| Sphaenorhynchus dorisae (Goin, 1957)
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The adult male frog is 26 to 29 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog is green with small white and yellow spots. The iris of the eye is bronze in color.
This frog sits on plants in the water. It stays in pools, large lakes, and flooded places. Scientists have seen it near Pistia plants.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Sphaenorhynchus dorisae (Goin, 1957)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ↑ Morley Read; Santiago Ron. Santiago R. Ron; Diego A. Paucar (eds.). "Sphaenorhynchus dorisae". AmphibiaWeb (in español). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ↑ Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.R.; Castro, F.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V.; Hoogmoed, M.; Icochea M., J.; Angulo, A. (2008). "Doris' Lime Treefrog: Sphaenorhynchus dorisae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T56014A86545200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56014A11408647.en. 56014. Retrieved June 23, 2022.