Cruziohyla craspedopus
Fringe tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Cruziohyla |
Species: | C. craspedopus
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Binomial name | |
Cruziohyla craspedopus (Funkhouser, 1957)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Cruziohyla craspedopus, the fringed leaf frog[1][2] or fringed tree frog,[3] is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.[2][4] It is found in the Amazonian lowlands in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and possibly in Bolivia.[2]
Description
Cruziohyla craspedopus can be distinguished from other frogs of Cruziohyla by the following characteristics. Adult males measure 53–66 mm (2.1–2.6 in) and adult females 68–76 mm (2.7–3.0 in) in
Biology
Cruziohyla craspedopus displays a burgundy pigmentation at night. This ability to rapidly color-adapt is mainly caused by levels of the hormone,
History
Cruziohyla craspedopus was originally named as Phyllomedusa craspedopus by Funhouser in 1957; then, as Agalychnis craspedopus by Duellman in 1968, as Cruziohyla calcarifer by Faivorvich in 2005, and finally identified as Cruziohyla craspedopus by Andrew Gray in 2018.[6] Andrew Gray identified a new Cruziohyla species in 2018, the Cruziohyla sylviae, which was originally undifferentiated from the Cruziohyla craspedopus [6].
Habitat and conservation
Cruziohyla craspedopus is a high-canopy frog of primary tropical lowland rainforest at elevations of 50–600 m (160–1,970 ft)
It occurs in several protected areas such as the
Cruziohyla craspedopus is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2004.
References
- ^ . Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Cruziohyla craspedopus (Funkhouser, 1957)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- S2CID 52976498.
- ^ "Cruziohyla craspedopus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ PMID 5691979.
- ^ S2CID 52976498.
- ^ doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t55291a11275223.en.)
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