Agalychnis psilopygion

species of Amphibia

The flecked leaf frog (Agalychnis psilopygion) is a frog that lives in Colombia and Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 100 and 500 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Agalychnis psilopygion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Agalychnis
Species:
A. psilopygion
Binomial name
Agalychnis psilopygion
(Cannatella, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllomedusa psilopygion (Cannatella, 1980)
  • Hylomantis psilopygion (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)
  • Agalychnis psilopygion (Faivovich, Haddad, Baêta, Jungfer, Álvares, Brandão, Sheil, Barrientos, Barrio-Amorós, Cruz, and Wheeler, 2010)

This frog lives in old forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. But because it can only live in old forests, scientists think it may suffer more from habitat loss than other frogs.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Antioquia Leaf Frog: Agalychnis psilopygion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55861A85904690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55861A85904690.en. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Agalychnis psilopygion (Cannatella, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. "Agalychnis psilopygion". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 24, 2021.