South American Bird Poop Frog
| Dendropsophus marmoratus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dendropsophus |
| Species: | D. marmoratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendropsophus marmoratus | |
| (Laurenti, 1768) | |
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The South American Bird Poop Frog (Dendropsophus marmoratus) also known as the Marbled Treefrog, Marbled Tree Frog, and the Marmorea frog is a part of the Hylidae family. Until recently it was known as Hyla marmorata. In Latin, Maroratus translates to "marble."[1] It is a nocturnal, arboreal species.[2]
This species is often confused with Dendropsophus acreanus.[2]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
The dorsal has a marble coloring that is displayed in brown, green, and reddish with orange-yellow finger membranes. They also have white bellis characterized with black dots.[1]
Snout-to-vent in males is averages at 35.8mm with a range of 29.8mm to 41.5mm. Due to sexual dimorphism the average female snout-to-vent is 47.7mm with a range of 46.5mm to 49.7mm.[1]
Geographic Range[edit | edit source]
D. marmoratus can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela in the montane forests, subtropical and moist lowland forests, ephemeral freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forests.[1][3] It is more common in certain areas, such as Suriname, than the rest of its range.[2]
In Ecuador it can be found in Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, and Sucumbios provinces.[1]
In Brazil D. marmoratus can be found in the Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, and Caatinga biomes.
The lower limit of elevation is unknown, but the upper limit is 1000m above sea level.[2]
Found on branches in primary and secondary tropical rainforests as well as clearings near forests.
Diet[edit | edit source]
Beetles and orthoptera comprise the majority of its diet in the wild as well as ants.
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Reproduction[edit | edit source]
Males will migrate to open areas and begin to call from the "grounds, grasses, herbaceous vegetation, or bushes around temporary ponds" following heavy rains.[5] It is common to find them calling as choirs.
Up to 1000 eggs will be laid on the surface of water where tadpoles will hatch after a few days and begin to develop. It can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months for tadpoles to fully develop. IUCN, Joshs Frogs
Threats[edit | edit source]
It has a wide distribution, can adapt to human habitat modification, and has was is assumed to be a large population which has resulted in it being rated Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. The population is believed to be stable.
- Agriculture
- Logging[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 DENDROPSOPHUS MARMORATUS, Marmorea frog, Animalia - https://animalia.bio/dendropsophus-marmoratus
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Marbled Treefrog (Dendropsophus marmoratus) - IUCN Red List https://iucnredlist.org/species/55548/61399750
- ↑ Dendropsophus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768), AmphibiaWeb - https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Dendropsophus&where-species=marmoratus&account=mol
- ↑ Marbled Treefrog (Dendropsophus marmoratus) - IUCN Red List
- ↑ Duellman, W. E. 1978. The biology of an equatorial herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador. Miscellaneous Publications of the University of Kansas 65:1-352.PDF