''Dendropsophus melanargyreus'' is a species of mid-size
tree frog in the family
Hylidae.
It is found in
Bolivia
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,
Brazil,
French Guiana,
Paraguay, and
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
.
Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical dry
forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and intermittent freshwater
marshes.
It is threatened by
habitat loss.
''D. melanargyreus'' is characterized by having dark blotches on its back, ranging in color from gray and tan to dark yellows and browns. It normally possesses a reddish brown X that descends from the upper eyelids and descends to the lower back. The underside is usually white and pale yellow in coloration with speckled black blotches. It is one of eight species in the ''
Dendropsophus marmoratus'' group, which are all characterized by warty skin around the lower lip, large vocal sacs, and marbled dorsal patterns.
References
*Da Silva, F.R., Do Prado, V.H., Rossa-Feres, D.C. (2010).
'' “Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus melanargyreus (Cope, 1887): Distribution extension, new state record and geographic distribution map.
'' ''CheckList'', 6(3), 402–404.
*Duellman, W.E. (2005). ''Cusco Amazónico: The Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles in an Amazonian Rainforest.'' Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca.
melanargyreus
Amphibians described in 1887
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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