Tetete's tree frog
| Tetete's tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | H. tetete
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsiboas tetete (Caminer and Ron, 2014)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Tetete's tree frog (Boana tetete) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 180 and 420 meters above sea level.[3][1]
This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. It likes to sit on plants a few feet above flooded areas. It has large eyes and discs on its toes for climbing. For a South American tree frog, it is medium sized.[1]
This frog is a sister species to Boana alfaroi. The frog is named after the Tetete people, indigenous people who lived in the Amazon until about 1970.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Diego A. Ortiz; Santiago R. Ron (January 17, 2014). "Boana tetete" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Boana tetete". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T79076012A89226207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T79076012A89226207.en. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus tetete (Caminer and Ron, 2014)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 10, 2021.