Cayenne slender-legged tree frog
The Cayenne slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus leprieurii), also known as the Cayenne spiny-backed frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in northern South America.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Cayenne slender-legged tree frog | |
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| In Manú Province, Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. leprieurii |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | |
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References
- Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
- La Marca, E., Reynolds, R., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Mijares, A. & Señaris, C. 2004. Osteocephalus leprieurii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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