Ecuador slender-legged tree frog

The Ecuador slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus verruciger) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.

Ecuador slender-legged tree frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteocephalus
Species:
O. verruciger
Binomial name
Osteocephalus verruciger
(Werner, 1901)
Synonyms

Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956 and Hyla riopastazae Andersson, 1945

References

  • Angulo, A.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Jungfer, K.-H.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Castro, F.; Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Osteocephalus verruciger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55804A11365275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55804A11365275.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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