Crump tree frog

species of amphibian

The Crump tree frog (Dendropsophus brevifrons) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador.[3][1]

Crump tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. brevifrons
Binomial name
Dendropsophus brevifrons
(Bokermann, 1964)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla brevifrons (Duellman and Crump, 1974)
  • Dendropsophus brevifrons (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)

The adult male frog is 18 to 21 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 23 mm long. This frog looks for food at night.[1]

The eggs are bright yellow and look like the spots on the female frog's legs. The female frog lays eggs on the tops of green leaves above water. After the tadpoles hatch, they fall into the water. Beetles and grasshoppers eat about half the eggs before they can hatch.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Albertina P. Lima; William E. Magnusson; Marcelo Menin; Luciana K. Erdtmann; Domingos J. Rodrigues; Claudia Keller; Walter Hödl (November 21, 2021). "Dendropsophus brevifrons". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. Claudia Azevedo-Ramos; Robert Reynolds; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron. "Crump Treefrog: Dendropsophus brevifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55421A11307051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55421A11307051.en. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus brevifrons (Bokermann, 1964)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 2, 2021.