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Phyllomedusa bicolor (Boddaert, 1772)
Waxy-Monkey Treefrog; Giant Monkey Frog; Dow Kiet; Kambô Frog; Sapo; Amazonian Giant Maki Frog | family: Hylidae subfamily: Phyllomedusinae genus: Phyllomedusa |
| Species Description: Boddaert, P. (1772). Petri Boddaert ... Epistola ad virum celeberrimum Johannem Oosterdyk Schacht ... De Rana bicolore. Amstelodami: apud M. Magerum. | |
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Etymology: The name of the genus Phyllomedusa is derived from the Greek, “phyllo”, which means “leaf/foliage,” and “medousa,” which means “queen/protector.” Therefore, Phyllomedusa means “queen/protector of the foliage” and alludes to the green color and large size of members of the genus (Caramaschi and Cruz 2002). |
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