Phasmahyla guttata
Phasmahyla guttata, the spotted leaf frog, is a species of frog in the family Phyllomedusidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Phasmahyla guttata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Phasmahyla |
| Species: | P. guttata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasmahyla guttata (A. Lutz, 1925) | |
Phasmahyla guttata uses camouflage coloring that ranges from brown to green. This use of coloring is known as polyphenism.[1]
Their females typically lay 42± 19 eggs.[2]
References
- Machado, Ibere; Menegucci, Rafael; Mendes, Humberto; Moroti, Matheus (2015). "Polyphenism: Defensive colour behaviour of Phasmahyla guttata (A. Lutz, 1924) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)". Herpetology Notes. 8: 467–470.
- Dias, Iuri Ribeiro; Rödder, Dennis; Weinsheimer, Frank; Kwet, Axel; Solé, Mirco (2011-02-17). "Description of the advertisement call of Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008 (Anura: Phyllomedusinae) with comments on its distribution and reproduction". Zootaxa. 2767 (1): 59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2767.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
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Wikispecies has information related to Phasmahyla guttata. |
- Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Phasmahyla guttata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55816A11369917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55816A11369917.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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