Ecuador slender-legged tree frog
The Ecuador slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus verruciger) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. verruciger |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956 and Hyla riopastazae Andersson, 1945 | |
References
- Halliday, Tim (2016-01-29). The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-18465-4.
- Angulo, A.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Jungfer, K.-H.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Castro, F.; Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Osteocephalus verruciger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55804A11365275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55804A11365275.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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