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Amazon Milk Frog | Daily Animal Facts

Animal profile

Amazon Milk Frog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

AmphibiaWater-filled tree holes high in the canopy of primary rainforestLeast Concern

Field profile

A large grey and brown banded tree frog that lives high in the Amazon canopy and breeds in water collected in tree cavities. Its common name comes from a milky white secretion released when it is disturbed. It is rarely seen at ground level.

Scope note

This is an editorial profile, not a diagnostic field-identification guide or a substitute for current conservation assessments. Follow the cited sources on each fact for the evidence trail.

Published field notes

2023-08-30

Amazon Milk Frog

It completes its whole life cycle in a tree hole

Rather than descending to a pond, the Amazon milk frog breeds in water trapped in canopy cavities. Males call from inside the hole, and the tadpoles develop in a pool that may hold only a few litres.

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