Phyllomedusa vaillantii (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Phyllomedusinae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species: Phyllomedusa vaillantii
Name
Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882
Type locality: "Santarem, [Pará,] Brazil".
Holotype: BM 1947. 2. 22. 34 (formerly 74.6.5.1).
Synonyms
Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882
Phyllomedusa perlata Boulenger, 1884
Phyllomedusa feltoni Shreve, 1935
Phyllomedusa (Pithecopus) perlata — Lutz and Kloss, 1952
Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957
Pithecopus vaillanti — Lutz, 1966
References
Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 427.
Lutz, 1966, Copeia, 1966: 236.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Phyllomedusa vaillantii . Accessed on 30 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Phyllomedusa vaillantii (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 April 2008.
Vernacular names
English: White-lined Leaf Frog
The white-lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2][3]
Description
Amapá, Brazil
Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
The adult male frog measures 50.2 mm (1.98 in) to 57.5 mm (2.26 in) in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 68.8 mm (2.71 in) to 81.2 mm (3.20 in). Male and female frogs show notable sexual dimorphism in the shapes of their snouts.[3]
The skin of the dorsum is mostly green with reddish-brown on the flanks and whitish or orange spots. This frog can have red, lavender, or orange color on the inner parts of its hind legs. The ventrum is light orange.[3]
Behaviour
This frog is arboreal and nocturnal in its habits. The female lays eggs during the rainiest part of the year. She builds a nest out of leaves hanging over a pond or other body of water. She lays the eggs in the nest with jelly over them to prevent desiccation. When the tadpoles hatch out of the eggs, they fall out of the nest into the water below. Sometimes the tadpoles breathe air during the day, but they do not do this at night.[3]
References
Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Robert Reynolds, Enrique La Marca, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2010). "Phyllomedusa vaillantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55868A11383140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55868A11383140.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
"Phyllomedusa vaillantii (Boulenger, 1882 )". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
Albertina P. Lima; William E. Magnusson; Marcelo Menin; Luciana K. Erdtmann; Domingos J. Rodrigues; Claudia Keller; Walter Hodl; David Wong (November 27, 2007). "Phyllomedusa vaillantii". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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