Boana curupi
| Boana curupi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. albopunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Boana albopunctata (Garcia, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2007) | |
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The yellow-spotted tree frog, fasciated frog or spotted tree frog (Boana albopunctata) is a frog that lives in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 700 meters above sea level.[1][3]
The adult male frog is 29.0 to 43.4 mm long from nose to rear end, and the adult female frog is 41.3 to 47.0 mm long.[1]
This frog is dark brown in color with darker patches and a white stripe on its lip. It is lighter at the throat. Its bones are green and the iris of its eye is gold.[1]
The frog's name comes from "Curupi," also called "Curipira" or "Kurupira," a creature from folklore that protects the forest and the living things in it.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Henry Zhu. Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Boana curupi". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ↑ Ariadne Angulo (2016). "Kurupitree Frog: Boana curupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T136096A4233083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136096A4233083.en. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- 1 2 "Boana curupi (Garcia, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 22, 2021.