Dendropsophus rhodopeplus

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (common name: red-skirted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2]

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. rhodopeplus
Binomial name
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Hyla albida (Melin, 1941)
  • Hyla aluminiata (Andersson, 1906)
  • Hyla rufopunctata (Andersson, 1906)

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus is a very abundant and widespread frog found in primary and secondary tropical rainforest. These frogs gather near permanent and temporary ponds and swamps for breeding.[1]

  • D. rhodopeplus: colour changing after one minute exposure to flashlight.
    D. rhodopeplus: colour changing after one minute exposure to flashlight.

References
  1. Javier Icochea, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Ariadne Angulo, Marinus Hoogmoed (2004). "Dendropsophus rhodopeplus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55625A11342714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55625A11342714.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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