Phyllomedusa burmeisteri

Phyllomedusa burmeisteri, also known as Burmeister's leaf frog and common walking leaf frog is a species of frog native to the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil.[1][2]

Phyllomedusa burmeisteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species:
P. burmeisteri
Binomial name
Phyllomedusa burmeisteri
Boulenger, 1882

Individuals show sexual dimorphism in size. Males have a mean body length (snout vent length) of (63.4 ± 4.5 mm), and females have a mean body length of (76.7 ± 3.2 mm)[3]

References

  1. Bastos, Rogério; Pavan, Dante; Silvano, Débora (2010). "Phyllomedusa burmeisteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55844A11379667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55844A11379667.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Phyllomedusa burmeisteri Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. Abrunhosa, Patrícia; Wogel, Henrique (2004). "Breeding behavior of the leaf-frog Phyllomedusa burmeisteri (Anura: Hylidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. Brill. 25 (2): 125–135. doi:10.1163/1568538041231157.


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