White-lined leaf frog

White-lined leaf frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Phyllomedusidae
Genus:	Phyllomedusa
Species:	P. vaillantii
Binomial name
	Phyllomedusa vaillantii; Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms
	Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957; Phyllomedusa feltoni Shreve, 1935; Phyllomedusa perlata Boulenger, 1884 "1883";

The white-lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii) is a species of frog in the family Phyllomedusidae. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A white-lined leaf frog at Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

References

Azevedo-Ramos, C., Reynolds, R., La Marca, E., Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. 2004. Phyllomedusa vaillantii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

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