Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 is a animal in the Hylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

The black-spotted casque-headed tree frog is a Hylidae frog endemic to Brazil, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Trachycephalus
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus, commonly known as the black-spotted casque-headed tree frog, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. This species is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. This species is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Lucas Aosf, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lucas Aosf

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Hylidae Trachycephalus

More from Hylidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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