Xenohyla truncata

Izecksohn's Brazilian tree frog (Xenohyla truncata) is a frog that lives in Brazil. It is the only frog that eats fruit. Scientists have seen it no higher than 50 meters above sea level.[3][1][2]

Xenohyla truncata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Xenohyla
Species:
X. truncata
Binomial name
Xenohyla truncata
(Izecksohn, 1959)
Synonyms[3]
  • Xenohyla truncata (Izecksohn, 1959)
  • Hyla truncata (Izecksohn, 1959)
  • Hyla depressa (Izecksohn, 1959)
  • Xenohyla truncata (Izecksohn, 1998)

Some of these frogs live near sand dunes where there are cacti, shrubs, and bromeliad plants.[4]

Xenohyla truncata is the only known amphibian that eats fruit. It finds the fruit and swallows it whole with no chewing. The seeds from the fruit come out of its body in its waste, which helps the plant spread. This frog only eats very small fruits and seeds, from 3 to 10 mm in size.[4] This frog also eats insects and other animals without bones.[5]

References
  1. "Xenohyla truncata (Izecksohn, 1959)". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva; Ana Maria Telles; Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz (2004). "Xenohyla truncata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T56053A11418199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56053A11418199.en. 56053. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. "Xenohyla truncata Caramaschi, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. Helio Ricardo da Silva; Monica C. de Britto-Pereira; Ulisses Caramaschi (August 8, 1989). "Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Hyla truncata, a Neotropical Treefrog". Copeia. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ResearchGrade.
  5. H. Ricardo da Silva (April 19, 2005). "How much fruit do fruit-eating frogs eat? An investigationon the diet of Xenohyla truncata (Lissamphibia: Anura:Hylidae)". Journal of Zoology. 270 (4): 692–698. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ACADEMIA.
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