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Description:
Males
31-40 mm., females 35-41 mm. The skin on thedorsum is smooth;
the fingers are webbed only basally, and the toes are one-half
webbed. Males lack projecting spines on the thumbs. At night the
dorsum is reddish tan and the flanks and limbs are green. By day,
the dorsum is pale green with dark red flecks and a creamy yellow
dorsolateral stripe; some individuals have yellow blotches on
the dorsum. The throat is green and the belly white. The iris
is white with dark reticulations.
Ecology
Habitat:
arboreal , found in varzea (flooded) forest.
Niche:
carnivorous: prey includes insects and any small creatures it
can catch.
Life History:
This frog is common in permanent and semipermanent open ponds,
where males call from the water surface amidst grassy areas. The
call consists of 5-15 low-pitched notes.
Status:
Common. In the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo area it is found
in flooded forest along the Tahuayo River, and blackwater lakes
in the Amazon-Tahuayo floodplain.
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