Gunther's banded tree frog
species of amphibian
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Gunther's banded tree frog (Boana fasciata) is a frog that lives in Ecuador and Peru. Scientists have seen it from 730 to 1593 meters above sea level[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. fasciata
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| Boana fasciata (Günther, 1858)
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The adult male frog is 32.65 to 37.74 mm long from nose to rear end, and the adult female frog is 47.16 to 54.84 mm long. This frog has a wide head with a round, triangular nose. The nose is longer than the lower lip. This frog is yellow or brown in color with a darker brown line on each side.[1]
This frog can live in many different kinds of forests. For example, it can live in evergreen forests and the kinds of forests that are high in the Andes mountains. It can also live on epiphytes, which are plants that live on top of other plants.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rina Lu (April 18, 2019). "Boana fasciata: Gunther's Banded Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ↑ Javier Icochea; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron (2004). "Smith Frog: Boana fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55480A11303722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55480A11303722.en. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Boana fasciata (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
