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 | |
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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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