Trachycephalus macrotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Trachycephalus
Species:
T. macrotis
Binomial name
Trachycephalus macrotis
(Andersson, 1945)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyla macrotis Andersson, 1945
  • Trachycephalus macrotis Ron, Venegas, Ortega-Andrade, Gagliardi-Urrutia, and Salerno, 2016

Trachycephalus macrotis, also known as the Amazonian milk frog and known in Spanish as rana lechera de Pastaza, is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 225 and 925 m above sea level.[1][2]

The adult male frog measures 69.8 to 91.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 93.9 to 118.7 mm. Its head is wider than it is long. It has bronze-colored skin with coffee-colored marks. It has some webbing on its feet and relatively small climbing disks on its toes.[2]

This frog engages in explosive breeding after heavy rain.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Trachycephalus macrotis". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trachycephalus macrotis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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