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Description:
Males
29-41 mm., females 37-44 mm. The skin on the dorsum is smooth
or slightly roughened; the snout is rounded. Tubercles are absent
on lips and heels; and the discs are round. The dorsum is tan
or pale dull green; a wide creamy tan to yellow dorsolateral stripe
with dark borders is usually present. The flanks are cream with
yellow spots edged in black in the groin; the hidden surfaces
of the thighs have yellow spots with black edges. The iris is
bronze with black reticulations.
Ecology
Habitat:
arboreal , found in terre firme forest, secondary
forest and clearings.
Niche:
carnivorous: prey includes insects and any small creatures it
can catch.
Life History:
Although this species may be observed on bushes and trees in secondary
forest, it is most common in clearings, where individuals take
refuge under logs, leaves and clumps of grass. It commonly enters
houses. This frog is extremely wary and leaps into dense vegetation
or runs across the ground or up trees to avoid capture. Breeding
occurs in shallow, temporary ponds where males call from bushes,
herbs or grasses above the water. The call is a series of short
notes "ahh-ahh-ahh."
Status:
Fairly common. In the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo area
it is found in near villages and in cleared areas such as purmas
(fallow fields).
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