Boana ventrimaculata
Boana ventrimaculata, The Yasuní tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Ecuador and Brazil. Scientists have seen it between 64 and 1035 meters above sea level.[1][2]
| Boana ventrimaculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. ventrimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Boana ventrimaculata Caminer and Ron, 2020 | |
The adult male frog is measures 44.5 to 60.7 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 72.9 to 90.5 mm long. They live in dry or flooded forests. This frog is the color of dark or light coffee.[2]
This frog's name has the Latin word for "stain" in it, per the frog's resemblance to coffee stains.[2]
References
- "Dendropsophus ventrimaculata Caminer and Ron, 2020". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- Julio C. Carrión (March 26, 2021). "Boana ventrimaculata" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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