Boana nympha
species of amphibian
Boana nympha is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Scientists think it might also live in Brazil. Scientists have seen it as high as 600 meters above sea level.[1][3]
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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. albopunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Boana albopunctata (Faivovich, Moravec, Cisneros-Heredia, and Köhler, 2006)
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This frog can be bright yellow or bronze in color. The adult male frog is 24.4 to 31.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 26.0 to 36.0 mm long.[1]
These frogs are named after the nymphs from Ancient Greek mythology, immortal women who lived in forests.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Santiago R. Ron; Morley Read (June 12, 2012). "Boana nympha" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Smith Frog: Boana nympha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T136184A61417458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136184A61417458.en. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Boana nympha (Faivovich, Moravec, Cisneros-Heredia, and Köhler, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
