Callimedusa ecuatoriana
species of amphibian
The Agua Rica leaf frog (Calllimedusa ecuatoriana) is a frog that lives in Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 1300 and 1900 meters above sea level.[3][1]
| Callimedusa ecuatoriana | |
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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. ecuatoriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Callimedusa ecuatoriana (Cannatella, 1982)
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The adult male frog is 5.5 cm long. This frog has purple color on parts of its skin and large orange patches. It has a white stripe down the side of its jaw and body. Its belly is pale orange.[1]
Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out because humans change the place where the frog lives to dig good rocks out of the ground, make places for cows to eat grass, and to build towns.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santiago R. Ron; Morley Read (August 18, 2012). "Calllimedusa ecuatoriana". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Agua Rica Leaf Frog: Callimedusa ecuatoriana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55851A98648763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55851A98648763.en. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Calllimedusa ecuatoriana (Cannatella, 1982)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
