Broad-headed Tree Frogs
Osteocephalus
Osteocephalus is a genus of frogs (slender-legged tree frogs)in the Hylidae family found in the Guianas, the Amazon Basin, Venezuela, Colombia, southeastern Brazil, and northeastern Argentina. Males are warty, while females are smooth.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 28 known species
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
speciesOsteocephalus taurinus
Flat-headed Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus planiceps
Egg-eating Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus oophagus
Cayenne Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus leprieurii
Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus verruciger
Urubamba Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus helenae
Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus castaneicola
Yasuni Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus yasuni
Henle's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus mimeticus
Cabrera's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus cabrerai
Buckley's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus buckleyi
Tan-faced Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus fuscifacies
Ecuadoran Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus mutabor
Rio Napo Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus deridens
Osteocephalus omega
speciesOsteocephalus omega
Cannatella's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus cannatellai
Rio Zamora Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus festae
Heyer's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus heyeri
White-bellied Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus alboguttatus
Sangay Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus sangay
Acevedo Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus carri
Taracuá Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus vilarsi
Osteocephalus vasquezi
speciesOsteocephalus vasquezi
Brazilian Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus subtilis
Submontane Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus leoniae
Rio Abacaxis Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus camufatus
Osteocephalus melanops
speciesOsteocephalus melanops
Duellman's Spiny-backed Frog
speciesOsteocephalus duellmani
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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