Sarayacu tree frog

Sarayacu tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. parviceps
Binomial name
Dendropsophus parviceps
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla parviceps (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Dendropsophus parviceps (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)

The Sarayacu tree frog or orange-shanked tree frog (Dendropsophus parviceps) is a frog that lives in much of eastern South America, in Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia.[3] Scientists have seen it between 180 and 1600 meters above sea level.[1]

The adult male frog is 14.3 to 18.7 mm long from nose to rear end. The adult female frog is 20.3 to 24.4 mm long. This frog changes color over time. It is light bronze with marks during the day and darker in color at night.[1]

The Latin name of this frog, parviceps means "small head."[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Santiago R. Ron; Morley Read (February 9, 2012). "Sarayacu Tree Frog: Dendropsophus parviceps" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Claudia Azevedo-Ramos; Enrique La Marca; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron (2004). "Sarayacu Treefrog: Dendropsophus parviceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55589A11324458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55589A11324458.en. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus parviceps (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 16, 2021.