Callimedusa duellmani
species of amphibian
The purple and orange leaf frog (Calllimedusa duellmani) is a frog that lives in Peru. Scientists have only seen it in one place.[3][1] People have seen this frog between 1,850 and 1,910 meters above sea level.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Callimedusa |
| Species: | C. duellmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Callimedusa duellmani (Cannatella, 1982)
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This frog lives in cloud forests. The female frog finds a leaf over water and folds it. She lays her eggs in the fold. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calllimedusa duellmani". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Purple and Orange Leaf Frog: Callimedusa duellmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55850A89204561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55850A89204561.en. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Calllimedusa duellmani (Duellman and Toft, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
