Boana curupi
Boana curupi, the yellow-spotted tree frog, fasciated frog or spotted tree frog, is a frog endemic to Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 700 m above sea level.[2][3]
| Boana curupi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. curupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Boana curupi (Garcia, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2007) | |
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The adult male frog measures 29.0 to 43.4 mm in snout-vent length, and the adult female frog 41.3 to 47.0 mm. This frog has two sets of five vomerine teeth.[3]
This frog is dark coffee-brown in color with darker patches and a white stripe on its lip. It is lighter at the throat. Its bones are green and the iris of its eye is gold.[3]
The frog's name comes from "Curupi," also called "Curipira" or "Kurupira," a creature from folklore that protects the forest and the living things in it.[3]
References
- Ariadne Angulo (2016). "Kurupitree Frog: Boana curupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136096A4233083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136096A4233083.en. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- "Boana curupi (Garcia, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- Henry Zhu. Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Boana curupi". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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