Nyctimantis rugiceps

Nyctimantis rugiceps, commonly known as the brown-eyed treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is known from the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and it is likely to also occur in adjacent Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland tropical rainforest.[1]

Nyctimantis rugiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Nyctimantis
Species:
N. rugiceps
Binomial name
Nyctimantis rugiceps
Boulenger, 1882

Nyctimantis rugiceps breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on trophic (unfertilized) eggs.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Nyctimantis rugiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55765A85904075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55765A85904075.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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