Trachycephalus resinifictrix

(Goeldi, 1907)

Vernacular names
English : Amazon milk frog
French : Rainette Kunawalu

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Hylidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large tree frog reaching up to 10 cm in length. Very large eyes. Coloration is dark brown with two large grey-green blotches on flanks, a similar blotch on head and grey-green bands on legs, often mixed with darker spots.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, in the Amazonian area from south-east Colombia, Guianas and Suriname to most of central Brazil, south to Bolivia. Lives in tropical primary rainforests and flooded forests, up to 450 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species depends on forests for its survival so it could be vulnerable to habitat loss. It is rarely recorded in the wild.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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