Bokermannohyla luctuosa

The reservoir tree frog (Bokermannohyla luctuosa) is a frog that lives in Brazil.

Appearance
This frog is large for a tree frog. It is 5.5 to 7.0 cm long from nose to rear end. It has large eyes that stick out. Its eardrums are not fully round; they are oval instead. It has disks on its toes for climbing. The skin on its back is brown and the skin on its sides and belly are creamy white. The skin on its legs can be brown with black marks. The male frogs have vocal slits on their necks.

Home

This frog lives in forests. Human beings tend to see it near bodies of water that dry up for part of the year. Human beings to see it on days when it has rained softly.

Threats

There are fewer of these frogs than there were. This is because human beings cut down the forests where they live for lumber, to build towns and farms, and to make places for animals to eat grass.

References

Category:Frogs of South America