Amazon Milk Frog
Trachycephalus resinifictrix
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
The Mission golden-eyed tree frog or Amazon milk frog is a large species of arboreal frog native to the Amazon rainforest in South America. It is sometimes referred to as the blue milk frog due to a sticky, milk-like substance that they produce when feeling threatened. It was first discovered along the Maracanã River in Brazil. This species was previously within the genus Phrynohyas, which was recently synonymized with Trachycephalus.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Trachycephalus