Tetete's tree frog

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Tetete's tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
H. tetete
Binomial name
Hypsiboas tetete
(Caminer and Ron, 2014)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hypsiboas tetete Caminer and Ron, 2014
  • Boana tetete Dubois, 2017

Tetete's tree frog (Boana tetete) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 180 and 420 meters above sea level.[3][1]

This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. It likes to sit on plants a few feet above flooded areas. It has large eyes and discs on its toes for climbing. For a South American tree frog, it is medium sized.[1]

This frog is a sister species to Boana alfaroi. The frog is named after the Tetete people, indigenous people who lived in the Amazon until about 1970.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Diego A. Ortiz; Santiago R. Ron (January 17, 2014). "Boana tetete" (in Spanish). Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Boana tetete". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T79076012A89226207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T79076012A89226207.en. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dendropsophus tetete (Caminer and Ron, 2014)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 10, 2021.