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Bahia's Broad-snout Casque-headed Tree Frog

Nyctimantis arapapa

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae

Nyctimantis arapapa, also known as Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. The frogs of the genus Nyctimantis are distinguished by a bony plate on top of their heads, referred to as "casque-headed". Casque-headed frogs are characterized by their phragmotic behavior.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3