Boana curupi, the yellow-spotted tree frog, fasciated frog or spotted tree frog, is a frog endemic to Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 700 m (980 and 2,300 ft) above sea level.[2][3]
The adult male frog measures 29 to 43.4 mm (1.14 to 1.71 in) in snout-vent length, and the adult female frog 41.3 to 47 mm (1.63 to 1.85 in). This frog has two sets of five vomerine teeth.[3]
This frog is dark coffee-brown in color with darker patches and a white stripe on its lip. It is lighter at the throat. Its bones are green and the iris of its eye is gold.[3]
The frog's name comes from "Curupi", also called "Curipira" or "Kurupira", a creature from folklore that protects the forest and the living things in it.[3]
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Boana curupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T136096A101436063. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Boana curupi (Garcia, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Henry Zhu. Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Boana curupi". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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