Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Oreobates Higher classification Ischnocnema | Phylum Chordata Family Craugastoridae Scientific name Oreobates quixensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Amphibians, Frog, Oreobates, Scinax garbei, Oreobates discoidalis | ||
Oreobates quixensis (common name: common big-headed frog) is a frog species in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a very common terrestrial frog of primary and secondary tropical moist forest, also to be found in clearings, open areas and banana groves.
Description
Oreobates quixensis are large among the Oreobates with adults measuring 35–63 mm (1.4–2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The head is large and wider than long; the snout is short. The dorsum is pale brown to dark brown with purple tonalities and cream flecks; the skin is granular, with round keratinized granules and small, sparse, prominent, and enlarged warts.
Breeding is by direct development. Gravid females contain 15–51 eggs.