Nyctimantis rugiceps
Nyctimantis rugiceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Subfamily: | Lophyohylinae |
Genus: | Nyctimantis |
Species: | N. rugiceps
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Binomial name | |
Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882
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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 breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on trophic (unfertilized) eggs.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.