Dendropsophus nanus
| Dendropsophus nanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dendropsophus |
| Species: | D. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla nana Boulenger, 1889 | |
Dendropsophus nanus (common name: dwarf treefrog) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname.[2] It is very common frog occurring in many habitat types and adapting well to anthropogenic disturbance. It inhabits herbaceous vegetation at the edge of standing water. Breeding takes place in temporary waterbodies.[1]
The diet of Argentinean Dendropsophus nanus was found to consist mostly of dipterans and spiders. During the cold time of the year, these frogs partly rely on their fat reserves, more so than sympatric Hypsiboas pulchellus.[3]
References
- 1 2 Reichle, S., Aquino, L., Colli, G., Silvano, D., Azevedo-Ramos, C. & Bastos, R. (2004). "Dendropsophus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Antoniazzi, Carolina Elizabet; Javier Alejandro López;Marta Duré; Diego Alejandro Falico (2013). "Alimentación de dos especies de anfibios (Anura: Hylidae) en la estación de bajas temperaturas y su relación con la acumulación de energía en Santa Fe, Argentina (Feeding of two amphibian species (Anura: Hylidae) during the low temperatures season and its relationship with energy storage in Santa Fe, Argentina)". Revista de Biología Tropical 61 (2): 875–886.
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