Hylorina sylvatica

The emerald forest frog  (Hylorina sylvatica) is a frog.  It lives in Chile and Argentina on the east side of the Andes Mountains.

Body
The adult male frog is 53-56 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 60-66 mm long. The male frog has brighter color than the female frog does. All adult frogs change color.  At night, the frogs are dark green in color. During the day, they are bright emerald green with two bright copper-colored band stripes. The adult male frog has some yellow color on the vocal sac that he uses to call.  The pupil of the eye is narrow and opens side to side in an oval shape.

Home
People find this frog under logs and rocks in wet places in forests with Nothofagus plants. Scientists saw this frog as high as 1000 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog inside at least ten protected parks.

Reproduction
This frog needs wetlands with many plants around them to lay its eggs. The female frog lays eggs in the water. This animal stays a tadpoles for a long time. It spends one whole winter as a tadpoles. So this frog cannot use temporary pools or ponds that dry up for part of the year.

The tadpoles are light brown on top and dark brown on the belly. They have a dark ring on the nose and a four-sided spot between the eyes.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out.  People change the places where the frog lives to get wood and make pine tree farms. Fish from other parts of the world might eat this frog.

References

Category:Frogs of South America