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Osteocephalus oophagus

Oophagous Slender-legged Treefrog


Osteocephalus oophagus

Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995
Perereca

Family: Hylidae
Order: Anura
Class: Amphibia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Osteocephalus oophagus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also reported to produce bufotenin.

Females return to the egg deposition sites at intervals of about five days and, usually in amplexus with the same male, and produce eggs that serve as food for the tadpoles, hence the specific name meaning "egg eater".

Source: Wikipedia, article Osteocephalus oophagus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Amazonas
Brazil
08/20/2022
Glauco Oliveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
191182520/08/2022BrazilAmazonas319Glauco Oliveira
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Oophagous Slender-legged Treefrog (Osteocephalus oophagus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.