Orinoco lime treefrog facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Orinoco lime treefrog |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus |
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S. lacteus
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| Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)
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Hyla lactea Daudin, 1800 |
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The Orinoco lime treefrog, also known as the greater hatchet-faced treefrog, is a type of frog. Its scientific name is Sphaenorhynchus lacteus. This frog lives in many places across South America. You can find it in the Orinoco and Amazon basin areas. This includes countries like Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It also lives on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
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What Does the Orinoco Lime Treefrog Look Like?
Size and Shape
Adult male frogs are about 26 to 42 millimeters long. That's roughly the size of a large paperclip. Female frogs are a bit bigger, measuring 38 to 46 millimeters.
Their snout, which is their nose area, looks pointed from above. From the side, it angles sharply backward. You can also see their tympanum, which is like their eardrum.
Feet and Color
The fingers of this frog are partly webbed, about half to two-thirds of the way. Their toes are fully webbed, which helps them swim.
The frog's back is a bright green color. It has a dark brown stripe near its eyes, called a canthal stripe. Its belly and the outer parts of its legs are white. The underside of its legs are a bluish-green. The frog's eyes have a pale, creamy bronze color.
Where Does the Orinoco Lime Treefrog Live?
This frog is a semi-aquatic animal. This means it spends time both in water and on land. You can find it in places that often flood, like meadows that float on water. It also lives in ponds and large lagoons. These areas are usually in clearings within forests, at the edges of forests, or in savannas.
Sometimes, these frogs are found in leaf litter on the ground in tropical rainforests. They can also live in farm fields that flood during certain seasons. You might even spot them in flooded ditches along roadsides. They live at elevations up to 300 meters above sea level.
At night, male frogs make calls to attract mates. They do this from floating plants and tall grasses in the water.
Conservation Status
The Orinoco lime treefrog is quite common in most of the places it lives. However, in some areas, its home can be threatened. This happens because of habitat loss, which means their natural living spaces are destroyed. Pollution can also be a problem for them.
Luckily, many of these frogs live in protected areas. This helps keep them safe. Sometimes, these frogs are also part of the pet trade.
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