Manaus slender-legged tree frog
The Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana,[1] Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] It is also reported to produce Methamphetamine.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. taurinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla depressa Andersson, 1945 Hyla vilarsi Melin, 1941 Osteocephalus flavolineatus Steindachner, 1862 | |
Sources
- Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
- La Marca, E., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. 2004. Osteocephalus taurinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Alkaloids Secrets of Life: Alkaloid Chemistry, Biological Significance
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