Nyctimantis rugiceps
| Nyctimantis rugiceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Nyctimantis Boulenger, 1882 |
| Species: | N. rugiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882 | |
Nyctimantis rugiceps (common name: brown-eyed treefrog) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Nyctimantis.[3] It is known from the Amazonian Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and it is likely to occur also in adjacent Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland tropical rainforest.[1]
Nyctimantis rugiceps breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on unfertilized eggs.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Monteza, J.I.; Angulo, A. & Jungfer, K.-H. (2004). "Nyctimantis rugiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
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