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Osteocephalus mutabor
Species of amphibian
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Osteocephalus mutabor is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found on the western Andean foothills of Ecuador and south to Ucayali Region of Peru.[3] Before Osteocephalus mutabor was described as a new species in 2002, it was confused with Osteocephalus leprieurii.[2][3]
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| Osteocephalus mutabor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. mutabor |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteocephalus mutabor Jungfer & Hödl, 2002[2] | |
Description
Osteocephalus mutabor males measure 36–50 mm (1.4–2.0 in) and females 53–76 mm (2.1–3.0 in) in snout–vent length. Sexual dimorphism is marked: females have a smooth dorsum while males have tubercles hearing spines. The dorsum is tan coloured and has numerous transverse lines or other markings; the pattern is highly variable. Juveniles are markedly different and have red eyes, a broad creamy white interorbital bar, and dorsolateral stripes.[2][4]
Reproduction
Spawning has been observed in aquarium where mating took place in shallow water. Eggs were released as a clump of 30–40 eggs that floated on the surface and within half an hour had spread to single-layered film. Total fecundity is about 800–1300 eggs.[2]