Adenomera hylaedactyla

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Adenomera hylaedactyla
Adenomera hylaedactyla (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 1 (cropped).png
Amapá, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Adenomera
Species:
A. hylaedactyla
Binomial name
Adenomera hylaedactyla
(Cope, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Leptodactylus diptyx Boettger, 1885
  • Leptodactylus glandulosus Cope, 1887
  • Leptodactylus hololius Boulenger, 1918
  • Leptodactylus melini Lutz & Kloss, 1952
  • Leptodactylus minutus Noble, 1923
  • Leptodactylus poeppigi Melin, 1941

The dark-spotted thin-toed frog, Napo tropical bullfrog, or rana dedilarga de manchas oscuras (Adenomera hylaedactyla) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. [2] [3] [1]

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Description

This frog is small. The adult male measures 22-24 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 26-27 mm. The skin of the dorsum is brown in color with many dark marks. There are two distinct folds of skin on each side of the body. The belly and throat are white in color. The lower parts and fronts of the back legs are yellowish in color. The iris of the eye is bronze in color. [3]

Habitat

This terrestrial frog is found in open areas, such as next to rivers and agricultural clearings. Mostly, it is associated with primary and secondary forest. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1,000 m (0 and 3,281 ft) meters above sea level. [1]

Scientists have seen these frogs in protected places. [1]

Reproduction

The female frog desposits her eggs in a foam nest underground. The tadpoles develop in the nest, feeding solely from the yolk sac. [3] [1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. It has shown considerable tolerance to disturbed and cleared habitats. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Dark-spotted Thin-toed Frog Adenomera hylaedactyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T56309A85857530. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T56309A85857530.en . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus hylaedactyla Cope, 1868". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Albertina P. Lima; William E. Magnusson; Marcelo Menin; Luciana K. Erdtmann; Domingos J. Rodrigues; Claudia Keller; Walter Hödl (December 5, 2007). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Adenomera hylaedactyla Cope, 1868". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 26, 2026.



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