Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Phyllomedusidae > Agalychnis > Agalychnis dacnicolorAgalychnis dacnicolor (Mexican leaf frog)Synonyms: Agalychnis alcorni; Pachymedusa dacnicolor; Phyllomedusa alcorni; Phyllomedusa dacnicolor Language: Spanish The Mexican leaf frog, Pachymedusa dacnicolor, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Pachymedusa in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. This frog is endemic to Mexico. The adult grows up to 100 mm in length, with an overall dorsal colour of green with scattered white spots. The underbelly is white with legs and digits of orange. This species has enlarged toes and golden eyes, and females are larger than males. They eat mainly insects and are nocturnal, spending the day in sheltered burrows or under stones or logs. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 17.87 EDGE Score: 2.94 |
Maximum Longevity [1] | 9 years |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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