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Phyllomedusa bicolor

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a nocturnal tree frog. It has been found calling from the limbs of trees in tropical rainforest at heights of more than 2m above the water in a forest pond (Duellman 1997). Gorzula and Señaris (1999) reported a leaf-nest found about 2m above a forest pool. Tadpoles then develop in temporary waterbodies. They are also found in gallery forest in Cerrado.

Habitat:

This species is found in the Amazon Basin in Venezuela (Amazonas and Bolívar states), Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and the Guianas.

Notes:

Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Enrique La Marca 2010. Phyllomedusa bicolor. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org&gt;. Downloaded on 06 August 2013.

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PublishedAugust 6, 2013

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