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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Trachycephalus resinifictrix

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Hylidae

Genus

Trachycephalus

Species

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

Amphibia🥩 Carnivore

Amazon Milk Frog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Amazon Milk Frog · ジュウジメドクアマガエル)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

5.1~6.4cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

South American rainforests, originally in the high canopy of primary forests

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 The maximum snout-to-vent length of 6.4 cm among studied individuals is similar to 2.4 Korean 500-won coins (26.5 mm in diameter) lined up side by side (Comparison).
💡 Traded in the pet market under the name 'Amazon Milk Frog' (PMC paper), the Smithsonian's National Zoo introduced that it exhibits this frog in its Amazonia exhibit and feeds it crickets (2017).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The Amazon Milk Frog is a treefrog living in the trees of South American rainforests. It got the name 'milk' frog because it secretes a white, sticky substance from its skin when threatened.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Special adhesive pads on its toes allow it to climb plants well and can support up to 14 times its body weight. Captive individuals used in research had a snout-to-vent length of 5.1–6.4 cm, weighed 7–19 g, and had beige and brown stripes on a bluish body.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

In the wild it feeds on insects and small invertebrates and lives strictly in the high canopy of primary rainforests. Its landing motion, in which it leaps onto thin branches and grips them with its toe pads, has been studied.