Dendropsophus riveroi
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Dendropsophus riveroi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in western Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and southern Colombia.[1][2][3][4] In Ecuador it has been mixed with the newly described Dendropsophus shiwiarum.[2] The specific name honours Juan A. Rivero.[5]
Description
Dendropsophus riveroi is a small species: males measure Script error: No such module "convert". and females Script error: No such module "convert". in snout–vent length. Coloration varies by the time of the day: the dorsal color is light yellow at night, with bronze marking. During the day, coloration varies between bronze and cream with brown markings and ill-defined brown stripes on the canthals and above the tympanums. The skin is smooth dorsally and granular ventrally. The fingers are one-fourth webbed and the toes two-thirds webbed.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are secondary and primary tropical rainforests where it occurs on arboreally. They congregate for breeding in temporary ponds and swampy areas.[1][4] Dendropsophus riveroi is not a common species, but there are no significant threats to this widespread species.[1]
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