Nyctimantis rugiceps, commonly known as the brown-eyed treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is known from the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and it is likely to also occur in adjacent Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland tropical rainforest.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Lophyohylinae |
| Genus: | Nyctimantis |
| Species: | N. rugiceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882
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Nyctimantis rugiceps breeds in bamboo and tree holes. Females raise the tadpoles on trophic (unfertilized) eggs.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Nyctimantis rugiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55765A85904075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55765A85904075.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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