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Phasmahyla guttata

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Phasmahyla guttata, the spotted leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phasmahyla guttata uses camouflage coloring that ranges from brown to green. This use of coloring is known as polyphenism.[2]

Their females typically lay 42± 19 eggs.[3]

References

  1. ^ Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Ana Maria Telles (2004). "Phasmahyla guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55816A11369917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55816A11369917.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Machado, Ibere; Menegucci, Rafael; Mendes, Humberto; Moroti, Matheus (2015). "Polyphenism: Defensive colour behaviour of Phasmahyla guttata (A. Lutz, 1924) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)". Herpetology Notes. 8: 467–470.
  3. ^ Dias, Iuri Ribeiro; Rödder, Dennis; Weinsheimer, Frank; Kwet, Axel; Solé, Mirco (2011-02-17). "Description of the advertisement call of Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008 (Anura: Phyllomedusinae) with comments on its distribution and reproduction". Zootaxa. 2767 (1): 59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2767.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
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Phasmahyla guttata: Brief Summary

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Phasmahyla guttata, the spotted leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phasmahyla guttata uses camouflage coloring that ranges from brown to green. This use of coloring is known as polyphenism.

Their females typically lay 42± 19 eggs.

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