Adult: Species description based on Ibanez et al (1999) and Duellman (2001). A medium-sized treefrog (males to 43 mm, females to 53 mm). Males have a sharp spine at the base of the thumb. Dorsal: The dorsal surface is green with some lighter or darker spots or flecking. Ventral: The ventral surface is pale. Coloration varies from pale green on the undersurfaces of the arms and legs, and on the throat, to more yellow near the center of the belly. Concealed surfaces: The armpit and groin are greenish-blue. The rear surfaces of the thighs are green but turn reddish near the knees. Eye: The eye is silvery-bronze. Extremities: The hands and feet are extensively webbed. The red webbing and the presence of a spine at the base of the thumb distinguishes this hylid from similar species.
Breeding season: Males appear to call throughout the year (Duellman 2001). Breeding occurs in swampy forested areas (Duellman 2001). Egg: Black and cream eggs are laid in a film on the surface of shallow water (Duellman 2001). Tadpole: The tadpole body is wider than deep, with a weakly muscular tail (Duellman 2001). The upper tail fin is deeper than the lower (Duellman 2001). Tadpoles are mottled with shades of brown and olive green, turning to orange on the tail musculature (Duellman 2001). The ventral surface is silvery white (Duellman 2001). The mouth is small (Duellman 2001). Metamorph juvenile: Recently-metamorphosed juveniles are pale green with dark flecks (Duellman 2001). The eyelids are brown (Duellman 2001). The hands and feet are yellow, rather than red (Duellman 2001). The ventral surfaces are pale greenish white (more green on the throat, Duellman 2001).
Habitat: Lowland forest to 650 m. Call: A series of clucks (Fouquette 1961, Ibanez et al 1999). Type locality: Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone (Panama_
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Habitat: Viven en los bosques lluviosos y en bosques pantanosos. Distribution: Isla Popa