Broad-headed Tree Frogs
Osteocephalus
Osteocephalus is a genus of frogs, commonly called the slender-legged tree frogs, in the family Hylidae. Species in the genus are found in the Guianas, the Amazon Basin, Venezuela, Colombia, southeastern Brazil, and north-eastern 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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