''Boana almendarizae'', or Almendariz's tree frog, is a

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family Hylidae endemic to

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

. Scientists have seen it between 500 and 1950 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains. The adult male frog measures 34.3 to 44.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog measures 37.8 to 51.9 cm. This skin of the frog's dorsum is light brown to reddish brown in color, sometimes with dark bands or transverse lines. It has one larger medium-brown line down each side of its body and small white and brown spots across its back. Some of the large female frogs have blue coloring on their flanks. Males have light blue. This frog has large eyes. This species is

nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...

. People find it on plants no more than 1.5 meters above the ground, especially near the edges of bodies of water, such as rivers, flooded areas, and small ponds. This frog is

sympatric In biology, two related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter one another. An initially interbreeding population that splits into two or more distinct species sh ...

with ''

Boana calcarata Troschel's treefrog (''Boana calcarata''), also known as the blue-flanked treefrog or the convict treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in most parts of the Amazon Basin, except in the southeast and the Guianas. Colomb ...

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References

Boana Amphibians described in 2014 Frogs of South America Amphibians of Ecuador Endemic fauna of Ecuador {{Boana-stub