Pithecopus azureus is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae that lives in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pithecopus |
| Species: | P. azureus
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| Pithecopus azureus (Cope, 1862)
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The adult frog measures 31 to 44 mm in snout-vent length. Its eyes are disproportionately large relative to its head. It has very little webbing on its forepaws. The skin of the dorsum is bright green, but it can change color to brown during the day. The ventrum is whitish. There is a green stripe down each side of the hind legs. Some individuals have orange and black stripes on the legs.[1]
This frog is in some danger of dying out because of habitat loss. People convert its habitats to soybean farms and sugar cane farms and build dams nearby.[1]
Original publication
edit- Ulisses Caramaschi (2006). "Redefinicao do grupo de Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, com redescricao de P. megacephala (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926), revalidacao de P. azurea Cope, 1826 e descricao de uma nova especie (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)". Arquivos do Museu Nacional. 64: 159–179.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Diogo B. Provete (July 17, 2008). "Phyllomedusa azurea". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Ariadne Angulo (2016). "Pithecopus azureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T135966A107296200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T135966A107296200.en. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Pithecopus azureus (Cope, 1862)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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