The Ecuador slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus verruciger) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. verruciger
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| Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)
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The adult male frog measures 44.3–53.9 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 45.5–70.0 mm. The male frog has olive colored dorsal skin and the female frog dark brown. The groin and the upper front legs are dark brown. There is dark red-brown color on the feet. The throat is cream in color. The belly is red-bronze in color with dark brown marks.[4]
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Osteocephalus verruciger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55804A61404526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55804A61404526.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Halliday, Tim (2016-01-29). The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-18465-4.
- ^ Morley Read; Santiago R. Ron (September 2, 2011). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Osteocephalus verruciger". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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