Nyctimantis rugiceps

Nyctimantis rugiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Nyctimantis
Boulenger, 1882
Species: N. rugiceps
Binomial name
Nyctimantis rugiceps
Boulenger, 1882

Nyctimantis rugiceps (common name: brown-eyed treefrog) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Nyctimantis.[3] It is known from the Amazonian Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and it is likely to occur also in adjacent Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland tropical rainforest.[1]

Nyctimantis rugiceps breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on unfertilized eggs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Monteza, J.I., Angulo, A. & Jungfer, K.-H. (2004). "Nyctimantis rugiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctimantis Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
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