Osteocephalus carri is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Colombia. It has been found in the Amazon lowlands and lower parts of the Andes mountains.[1][2] Scientists have seen it as high as 700 meters above sea level.[3]
Osteocephalus carri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Osteocephalus |
Species: | O. carri
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Binomial name | |
Osteocephalus carri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)
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Scientists used to consider this the same species as Osteocephalus buckleyi, but observation of tadpoles showed them to differ considerably.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Osteocephalus carri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Osteocephalus carri". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Lynch, John D. (2006). "The amphibian fauna in the Villavicencio region of eastern Colombia". Caldasia (Full text). 28 (1): 141.