- Source: Mount Tucuche tree frog
The Mount Tucuche tree frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi) is a species of tree frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and Paria Peninsula, Venezuela. It is an arboreal species occurring in various microhabitats of humid montane forest: leaf bases of bromeliads and aroids, bushes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Furthermore, they are also listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.
This species is named after Leslie Desmond Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald who worked on Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1930s.
The male and female frogs are smaller than the pygmaeus' 'species by approximately 25.7% and 26.6%.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mount Tucuche tree frog
- List of endangered amphibians
- Northern Range
- Biota of Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad
- Trinidad and Tobago