The Canal Zone tree frog (Boana rufitela) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi.[3]
| Canal Zone tree frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. rufitela
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| Binomial name | |
| Boana rufitela (Fouquette, 1961)[2]
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Description edit
Boana rufitela is a medium-sized tree frog. Males measure 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in) in snout–urostyle length and females 46–48 mm (1.8–1.9 in). It is green above, with profuse, tiny, dark punctations and usually scattered dark spots. Fingers are about one-half and toes three-fourths webbed. Males have a distinct pollex rudiment bearing a spine.[2]
Habitat edit
Its natural habitats are humid lowland forests. It tolerates some disturbance and can be found in open areas close to forest. Breeding takes place in swamps surrounded by trees. It is a locally common tree frog in the appropriate habitat.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Boana rufitela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55636A54347433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55636A54347433.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Fouquette, M. J. Jr. (1961). "Status of the frog Hyla albomarginata in Central America". Fieldiana: Zoology. 39: 595–601.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypsiboas rufitelus (Fouquette, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 June 2014.