Papallacta tree frog

The Papallacta tree frog (Hyloscirtus psarolaimus) is a frog. It lives on the east site of the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia and Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 1950 and 2660 meters above sea level.

The adult male frog is about 55.0 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 60.2 mm long. The skin on the frog's back is gray-brown in color with brown and white spots.  The sides and parts of the legs are white with dark brown stripes.  The throat and belly are gray-white with brown and gray spots.  The iris of the eye is the color of bronze with black lines in it.

This frog's scientific name comes from the Greek language word psaros for "mottled" and laimos for "throat." It comes from the colors on the frog's throat.

References

Category:Frogs of South America