Nicaragua Cross-Banded Tree Frog: Species of amphibian
The Nicaragua cross-banded tree frog or tawny smilisca (Smilisca puma) is a frog that lives in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Scientists have seen it as high as 520 meters above sea level.
| Nicaragua cross-banded tree frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Smilisca |
| Species: | S. puma |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilisca puma (Cope, 1885) | |
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The adult male frog is 32 to 38 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 40 to 46 mm long. It has white stripes on its legs and face. Its front feet are not webbed but they do have discs on them for climbing. The skin of its back has long dark marks across it. It has a white belly. Its eyes are the color of bronze.
The tadpoles can be 2.4 cm long with short tails. Their eyes are also the color of bronze.
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