Pithecopus palliatus
| Pithecopus palliatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pithecopus |
| Species: | P. palliatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pithecopus palliatus (Peters, 1873)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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The jaugar leaf frog or jaguar monkey frog (Pithecopus palliatus) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. Scientists think it might also live in Colombia.[3][1] People have seen it between 100 and 400 meters above sea level.[2]
The adult frog is 37.7 to 43.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 38.8 to 49.1 mm long.[1]
This frog lays eggs near bodies of water that are not there all year, for example flooded places. They lay eggs on leaves near the water.[1] Then the tadpoles fall off the leaves into the water.[2]
References
- โ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 David Wong (February 13, 2013). "Phyllomedusa palliatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- โ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Jaguar Leaf Frog: Pithecopus palliatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55859A61406237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55859A61406237.en. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- โ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pithecopus azureus (Peters, 1873)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 16, 2021.