Ross Allen's tree frog
species of amphibian
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Ross Allen's tree frog (Dendropsophus rossalleni) is a frog that lives in Colombia, Peru and Brazil. Scientists have seen it as high as 200 meters above sea level but not higher.[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: | Dendropsophus |
| Species: | D. rossalleni
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| Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)
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The adult male frog is 19.0 to 22.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 28.2 to 28.7 mm long. This frog lives in forests.[1]
The male frogs sit near leaves by the surface of the water and sing for the females to come lay their eggs.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Morley Read; Santiago R. Ron (March 31, 2015). "Ross Allen's Tree Frog: Dendropsophus rossalleni" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ Claudia Azevedo-Ramos; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron (2004). "Dendropsophus rossalleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55633A11345060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55633A11345060.en. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
