Chaperina

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Chaperina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Chaperininae
Genus: Chaperina
Mocquard, 1892
Species:
C. fusca
Binomial name
Chaperina fusca
Mocquard, 1892
Synonyms
  • Chaperina beyeriTaylor, 1920
  • Microhyla leucostigmaBoulenger, 1899
  • Nectophryne picturataSmith, 1921

Description

Chaperina fusca are small frogs: males measure 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in) in snout–vent length and females 20–26 mm (0.79–1.02 in). They are black above with minute white, light blue, or greenish spots. The skin is smooth with scattered tubercles; they have a sharp dermal projection on elbows and heel. [4]

These frogs are active after rainfall on forest floor and low vegetation; they are good climbers. [4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are primary lowland and montane rainforests as well as edge habitats; it has also been found in rural gardens. It breeds in small, temporary water bodies rich in decaying organic matter. [1]

Threats to this species include deforestation, habitat conversion to agriculture, and pollution. [1]

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References

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