Brazilian slender-legged tree frog

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Brazilian slender-legged tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteocephalus
Species:
O. subtilis
Binomial name
Osteocephalus subtilis
Martins & Cardoso, 1987.

The Brazilian slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus subtilis) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Brazil and possibly Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Scientists have observed this frog sitting on plants 1-2 m above the ground. [2]

This frog is brown in color with brown or red transverse stripes across its back. Its eyes are prominent with a white supraorbital mark. [2]

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References

  1. Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Claude Gascon (2004). "Osteocephalus subtilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T55802A11364549. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55802A11364549.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Camilo Rodríguez López; Diana Marcela Pinto Ortega (March 1, 2013). "Osteocephalus subtilis Martins and Cardoso, 1987 (Anura: Hylidae): new distribution record (English)". Check List (Full text) (1). doi: 10.15560/9.1.116 . Retrieved July 13, 2022.