Boana cambui
Boana cambui is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Scientists have seen it 905 meters above sea level.[1][2]
| Boana cambui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. cambui |
| Binomial name | |
| Boana cambui (Pinheiro, Pezzuti, Leite, Garcia, Haddad, and Faivovich, 2016) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The adult male frog measures 26.3-32.8 mm long in snout-vent length. Scientists captured and measured one adult female frog, finding her to be 32.7 mm long. This frog's head is wider than the middle of its body.[2]
This frog changes color over the course of the day. At night, this frog is dark brown in color with light brown spots and a light stripe down each side. During the day, this frog is lighter in color and the stripes and brown spots become less pronounced, and small red spots become visible.[2]
References
- "Boana cambui (Pinheiro, Pezzuti, Leite, Garcia, Haddad, and Faivovich, 2016)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- Krystal Austin (October 11, 2016). "Boana cambui". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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