Chiromantis petersii

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Chiromantis petersii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chiromantis
Species:
C. petersii
Binomial name
Chiromantis petersii
Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms[2]
  • Chiromantis petersii Boulenger, 1882
  • Chiromantis albescens Ahl, 1929
  • Chiromantis fasciatus Ahl, 1929
  • Chiromantis pygmaeus Ahl, 1930
  • Chiromantis pictus Ahl, 1931
  • Chiromantis rugosus Ahl, 1931
  • Chiromantis petersii petersii Parker, 1932

Peter's foam-nest tree frog, central foam-nest tree frog, or Peter's foam-nest frog (Chiromantis petersii) is a frog. It lives in Kenya and Tanzania. Scientists think it might live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia too.[2][3][1]

This is a small frog. It has only a small amount of webbed skin on its feet. Some frogs have long lines on their backs.[3]

People see this frog in grassy land with some trees, farms, and places where people live, not far from cities. They see this frog between 0 and 1000 meters above sea level.[1]

The female frog finds a small body of water that dries up for part of the year. She lays her eggs there. She lays them in a nest made out of foam.[1][3]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place and it can live in many kinds of places. Sometimes people let cows eat too much grass where the frog lives. Sometimes people catch this frog to sell as a pet.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Indonesian Bubble-nest Frog: Chiromantis xerampelina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58799A18407043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58799A18407043.en. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Chiromantis petersii Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arne Schiøtz (December 25, 2000). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Chiromantis petersii Boulenger, 1882". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 25, 2024.