White-lined leaf frog

White-lined leaf frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species: P. vaillantii
Binomial name
Phyllomedusa vaillantii
Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms

Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957
Phyllomedusa feltoni Shreve, 1935, Phyllomedusa perlata Boulenger, 1884 "1883"

The white-lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii), is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A white-lined leaf frog at Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

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