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 | |
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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