Hyloscirtus tapichalaca

The Tapichalaca tree frog (Hyloscirtus tapichalaca) is a frog. It lives in Ecuador.  Scientists have seen it in one place, 2667 meters above sea level.

The adult male frog is about 61.78 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 66.3-66.5 mm long.  This frog is dark gray in color.  The chest and throat are brown.  The belly can be gray or black.  Some frogs have white or gray marks on their sides.  The mouth, toe disks, and rear end are white.  The iris of the eye is brown in color.

The male frog sits on plants about 2.5 meters above the ground when he sings for the female frogs.  Scientists believe the frog's young live in streams.

This frog's scientific name comes from the Tapichalaca Biological Reserve.  That is where the scientists saw it.

References

Category:Frogs of South America