Hylidae
Hylidae
Hylidae includes the treefrogs and related species . There are records of 93 species in Peru , 51 in the Madre de Dios department and 48 in the Manu area of which we include 42 species in this guide . They are very variable in sizes and colors , ranging from a couple of centimeter to more than 10 , and from dull brown patterns to bright green and yellow . One of their distinctive features as a family is the rounded toe and finger pads . They usually have smooth skin and some webbing between the toes and fingers . As with many other groups of frogs , the flash marks on the groin and hidden surfaces of the thighs are one of the things to look at when identifying them . Also , the iris , especially with Osteocephalus and Phyllomedusa species is a good identification feature .
Treefrogs are , as the name states , arboreal and usually active at night . They usually feed on invertebrates , although the big species of the family can eat small vertebrates , including other treefrogs . Their tadpoles develop in bodies of water therefore the best habitats to find these frogs are the aquatic ones . Many treefrog species congregate to breed in ponds , often in an explosive way after heavy rain episodes . But some species are highly arboreal and even breed in bromeliads and other epiphytes , and therefore are encountered seldom . Treefrogs are generally very vocal , making their calls a good method to find and identify them .
Hypsiboas punctatus