Agalychnis terranova
Agalychnis terranova is a frog endemic to Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 240 and 900 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
| Agalychnis terranova | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Agalychnis |
| Species: | A. terranova |
| Binomial name | |
| Agalychnis terranova Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid, and Daza-R., 2013 | |
The adult frog measures 4.7 cm snout-vent length. The female frogs are larger than the male frogs. This frog has green, warty skin on its dorsum. This frog resembles other frogs in Agalychnis excepting that its sides are orange with white spots rather than blue. This frog is nocturnal.[3]
This species is classified as near threatened. Its numbers are threatened by habitat loss, damming, habitat fragmentation, and mining activity.[3]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Agalychnis terranova". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T77185986A77186132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T77185986A77186132.en. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. "Agalychnis terranova Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid, and Daza-R., 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
- Blake Widener; Alexiana Pou; Rocio Venegas (June 29, 2021). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Agalychnis terranova". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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