Pithecopus palliatus

Pithecopus palliatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Pithecopus
Species:
P. palliatus
Binomial name
Pithecopus palliatus
(Peters, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Phyllomedusa palliata (Peters, 1873)
  • Pithecopus palliatus (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

The jaugar leaf frog or jaguar monkey frog (Pithecopus palliatus) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. Scientists think it might also live in Colombia. People have seen it between 100 and 400 meters above sea level.

The adult frog is 37.7 to 43.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 38.8 to 49.1 mm long.

This frog lays eggs near bodies of water that are not there all year, for example flooded places. They lay eggs on leaves near the water. Then the tadpoles fall off the leaves into the water.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 David Wong (February 13, 2013). "Phyllomedusa palliatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Jaguar Leaf Frog: Pithecopus palliatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55859A61406237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55859A61406237.en. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pithecopus azureus (Peters, 1873)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 16, 2021.