Dendropsophus nekronastes

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Dendropsophus nekronastes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. nekronastes
Binomial name
Dendropsophus nekronastes
Dias, Haddad, Argôlo and Orrico, 2017

Dendropsophus nekronastes is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to South America. Scientists know it solely from its type locality in Bahia, Brazil, 303 meters above sea level. [1] [2]

The adult frogs examined by the scientists measured 24.1 to 28.9 mm in snout-vent length and the females measured 31.8 to 35.4 mm. The frog is brown in color with dramatic white or yellow stripes on its head and back. This frog changes color over the course of the day, becoming paler at night. [3]

Scientists found the frog in bodies of water in habitats that humans beings had altered or disturbed, such as cacao plantations and pastures. Scientists named this frog nekronastes, which is Greek for "death-dweller," because it has been found in cemeteries. [3]

Scientists place this species in the same group as Dendropsophus leucophyllatus . [3]

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References

  1. "Dendropsophus nekronastes Dias, Haddad, Argôlo and Orrico, 2017". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. "Dendropsophus nekronastes". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Iuri Ribeiro Dias; Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad; Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo; Victor Goyannes Dill Orrico (March 8, 2017). "The 100th: An appealing new species of Dendropsophus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil". PLOS One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171678 . Retrieved May 18, 2022.