Phasmahyla guttata

Phasmahyla guttata

Spotted leaf frog

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Phasmahyla guttata

Phasmahyla guttata, the spotted leaf frog, is a species of frog in the family Phyllomedusidae.It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Phasmahyla guttata uses camouflage coloring that ranges from brown to green. This use of coloring is known as polyphenism.

Their females typically lay 42± 19 eggs.

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1. Phasmahyla guttata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmahyla_guttata
2. Phasmahyla guttata on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55816/11369917

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