Nyctimantis rugiceps

Nyctimantis rugiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hylidae
Subfamily:Hylinae
Genus:Nyctimantis
Boulenger, 1882
Species: N. rugiceps
Binomial name
Nyctimantis rugiceps
Boulenger, 1882

Nyctimantis rugiceps (common name: brown-eyed treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Nyctimantis.[3] It is known from the Amazonian Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and it is likely to occur also in adjacent Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland tropical rainforest.[1]

Nyctimantis rugiceps breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on unfertilized eggs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Monteza, J.I.; Angulo, A. & Jungfer, K.-H. (2004). "Nyctimantis rugiceps". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55765A11362238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55765A11362238.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.


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