Dendropsophus nanus explained

Dendropsophus nanus, commonly known as dwarf treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

It is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname.^[1] It is very common frog occurring in many habitat types and adapting well to anthropogenic disturbance. It inhabits herbaceous vegetation at the edge of standing water. Breeding takes place in temporary waterbodies.

The diet of Argentinean Dendropsophus nanus was found to consist mostly of dipterans and spiders. During the cold periods, these frogs partly rely on their fat reserves, more so than sympatric Hypsiboas pulchellus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 24 June 2014.
2. Antoniazzi, Carolina Elizabet . Javier Alejandro López . Marta Duré . Diego Alejandro Falico . 2013 . Alimentación de dos especies de anfibios (Anura: Hylidae) en la estación de bajas temperaturas y su relación con la acumulación de energía en Santa Fe, Argentina (Feeding of two amphibian species (Anura: Hylidae) during the low temperatures season and its relationship with energy storage in Santa Fe, Argentina) . Revista de Biología Tropical . 61 . 2 . 875–886 . 10.15517/rbt.v61i2.11231 . free . 11336/892 . free .