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Osteocephalus camufatus

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Osteocephalus camufatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteocephalus
Species:
O. camufatus
Binomial name
Osteocephalus camufatus
Jungfer, Verdade, Faivovich, and Rodrigues, 2016

Osteocephalus camufatus, the Rio Abacaxis spiny-backed frog,[1] is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Brazil. Scientists have seen it in two places.[2][3]

The skin of the dorsum is dark green in color with irregular light brown marks. The ventrum has tan spots. The legs have dark transverse bars.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Citizen science observations for Osteocephalus camufatus at iNaturalist
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Osteocephalus cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz, and Manzano, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Osteocephalus camufatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Jungfer K-H; Verdade VL; Faivovich J; Rodrigues MT (2016). "A new species of spiny-backed treefrog (Osteocephalus) from Central Amazonian Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4114 (2): 171–181. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4114.2.6. hdl:11336/47803. PMID 27395123. Retrieved July 23, 2022.