Imbabura tree frog

Imbabura tree frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Boana
Species:	B. picturata
Binomial name
	Boana picturata; (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
	Hyla picturata Boulenger, 1899; Hypsiboas picturatus Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005; Boana picturata Dubois, 2017);

The Imbabura tree frog (Boana picturata) is a frog that lives in Colombia and Ecuador, on the west side of these countries.^[3] Scientists have seen them between 50 and 500 meters above sea level.^[1]

One adult female frog was 59 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog is very colorful. It has a round tongue that does not stick out much. It has eardrums that are easy to see.^[1]

There are many of these frogs alive now, but they are becoming fewer and fewer.^[1]^[2] Scientists think this is because human beings are changing the forests where the frogs live into farms, cities, and places to graze animals. They also think the frogs are dying because of chemicals farmers use to kill insects.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Kellie Whittaker (July 10, 2010). "Boana picturata". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Wilmar Bolívar; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron; Diego Cisneros-Heredia. "Imbabura Treefrog: Boana picturata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55604A11335597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55604A11335597.en. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Boana picturata (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 12, 2021.