Dendropsophus leucophyllatus

Dendropsophus leucophyllatus (common names: Beireis' treefrog, also white-leaf frog and clown treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and possibly Venezuela).[2] This widespread and locally common species is found near water in a wide variety of tropical habitats. There are no known significant threats to this species.[1]

Dendropsophus leucophyllatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. leucophyllatus
Binomial name
Dendropsophus leucophyllatus
(Beireis, 1783)
Synonyms

Hyla favosa Cope, 1886

References

  1. Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Reynolds, R.; Coloma, L.A & Ron, S. (2004). "Dendropsophus leucophyllatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55537A11328895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55537A11328895.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendropsophus leucophyllatus (Beireis, 1783)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2014.


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