Ecuador Slender-legged Tree Frog

Osteocephalus verruciger

Osteocephalus verruciger, aka the Ecuador Slender-legged Tree Frog or Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. 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.
Ecuador Slender-legged Tree Frog (Osteocephalus verruciger) This is a nice hefty tree frog with some good patterning. 9 out of 10 stars. Ecuador,Ecuador slender-legged tree frog,Geotagged,Osteocephalus verruciger,Summer

Appearance

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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusOsteocephalus
SpeciesO. verruciger
Photographed in
Ecuador