Boana curupi
Species of frog
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Boana curupi, the yellow-spotted tree frog, fasciated frog or spotted tree frog, is a frog endemic to Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 700 m (980 and 2,300 ft) above sea level.[2][3]
| Boana curupi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. curupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Boana curupi | |
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The adult male frog measures 29 to 43.4 mm (1.14 to 1.71 in) in snout-vent length, and the adult female frog 41.3 to 47 mm (1.63 to 1.85 in). This frog has two sets of five vomerine teeth.[3]
This frog is dark coffee-brown in color with darker patches and a white stripe on its lip. It is lighter at the throat. Its bones are green and the iris of its eye is gold.[3]
The frog's name comes from "Curupi," also called "Curipira" or "Kurupira," a creature from folklore that protects the forest and the living things in it.[3]
