Phyllomedusa burmeisteri

Phyllomedusa burmeisteri, also known as Burmeister's leaf frog and common walking leaf frog is a species of frog native to the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil.[1][2]

Phyllomedusa burmeisteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species:
P. burmeisteri
Binomial name
Phyllomedusa burmeisteri
Boulenger, 1882

Individuals show sexual dimorphism in size. Males have a mean body length (snout vent length) of (63.4 ± 4.5 mm), and females have a mean body length of (76.7 ± 3.2 mm)[3]

References

  1. Rogério Bastos, Dante Pavan, Débora Silvano (2010). "Phyllomedusa burmeisteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55844A11379667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55844A11379667.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Phyllomedusa burmeisteri Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. Abrunhosa, Patrícia; Wogel, Henrique (2004). "Breeding behavior of the leaf-frog Phyllomedusa burmeisteri (Anura: Hylidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. Brill. 25 (2): 125–135. doi:10.1163/1568538041231157.


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