Agalychnis psilopygion

Agalychnis psilopygion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Agalychnis
Species:
A. psilopygion
Binomial name
Agalychnis psilopygion
(Cannatella, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllomedusa psilopygion (Cannatella, 1980)
  • Hylomantis psilopygion (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)
  • Agalychnis psilopygion (Faivovich, Haddad, Baêta, Jungfer, Álvares, Brandão, Sheil, Barrientos, Barrio-Amorós, Cruz, and Wheeler, 2010)

The flecked leaf frog (Agalychnis psilopygion) is a frog that lives in Colombia and Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 100 and 500 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

This frog lives in old forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. But because it can only live in old forests, scientists think it may suffer more from habitat loss than other frogs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Antioquia Leaf Frog: Agalychnis psilopygion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55861A85904690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55861A85904690.en. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Agalychnis psilopygion (Cannatella, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Agalychnis psilopygion". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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