What is Alfaro's tree frog?
{{Speciesbox | image =Systematics-of-treefrogs-of-the-Hypsiboas-calcaratus-and-Hypsiboas-fasciatus-species-complex-(Anura-ZooKeys-370-001-g009.jpg | status = | status-ref = | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Boana alfaroi | authority = (Caminer and Ron, 2014) | range_map = |synonyms=*''Hypsiboas alfaroi'' Caminer and Ron, 2014 *''Boana alfaroi'' Dubois, 2017 | synonyms_ref=<ref name=AMNH /> }} '''Alfaroi's tree frog''' (''Boana alfaroi'') is a [[frog]] that lives in [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]]. Scientists think it may also live in [[Peru]]. Scientists have seen it between 176 and 350 meters above sea level.<ref name=AMNH>{{cite journal|access-date=July 6, 2021 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History|journal=Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference |title=''Boana alfaroi'' (Caminer and Ron, 2014) |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Cophomantinae/Boana/Boana-alfaroi}}</ref><ref name=Amph>{{cite web|publisher=Amphibiaweb |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8121 |title=''Boana alfaroi'': Alfaro's Treefrog, Rana arborea de Alfaro |date=June 16, 2020 |author1=Diego A. Ortiz|author2= Diego A. Paucar |author3= Santiago R. Ron |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> This is a medium-sized tree frog with large eyes. The adult male frog is 27.9 to 36.3 mm long [[snout-vent length|from nose to rear end]] and the adult female frog is 39.7 to 49.2 mm long. It has wide discs on its toes for climbing. The skin on its back is the color of light [[coffee]].<ref name=Amph /> This frog lives in tropical [[rainforest]]s. It hides during the day and [[nocturnalism|looks for food at night]].<ref name=Amph /> This frog is named after [[Eloy Alfaro Delgado]]. He was president of Ecuador.<ref name=Amph /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Frogs of South America]] {{Taxonbar|from=Q17630132}}