Dendropsophus nanus

Dendropsophus nanus (common name: dwarf treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

Dendropsophus nanus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. nanus
Binomial name
Dendropsophus nanus
(Boulenger, 1889)
Synonyms

Hyla nana Boulenger, 1889

It is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname.[2] It is very common frog occurring in many habitat types and adapting well to anthropogenic disturbance. It inhabits herbaceous vegetation at the edge of standing water. Breeding takes place in temporary waterbodies.[1]

The diet of Argentinean Dendropsophus nanus was found to consist mostly of dipterans and spiders. During the cold periods, these frogs partly rely on their fat reserves, more so than sympatric Hypsiboas pulchellus.[3]

References
  1. Steffen Reichle; Lucy Aquino; Guarino Colli; Débora Silvano; Claudia Azevedo-Ramos; Rogério Bastos (2004). "Dendropsophus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55575A11320376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55575A11320376.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. Antoniazzi, Carolina Elizabet; Javier Alejandro López; Marta Duré; Diego Alejandro Falico (2013). "Alimentación de dos especies de anfibios (Anura: Hylidae) en la estación de bajas temperaturas y su relación con la acumulación de energía en Santa Fe, Argentina (Feeding of two amphibian species (Anura: Hylidae) during the low temperatures season and its relationship with energy storage in Santa Fe, Argentina)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 61 (2): 875–886.


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