Biology:Crossodactylus schmidti

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Short description: Species of frog

Crossodactylus schmidti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Crossodactylus
Species:
C. schmidti
Binomial name
Crossodactylus schmidti
Gallardo, 1961

Crossodactylus schmidti or Schmidt's spinythumb frog is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. People have seen it between 300 and 750 meters above sea level.[2][3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.[4]

References

  1. Magno Vicente Segalla, Paulo Garcia, Débora Silvano, Esteban Lavilla, Diego Baldo (2004). "Crossodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T56355A11467213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56355A11467213.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56355/11467213. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R.. "Crossodactylus schmidti Gallardo, 1961". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylodidae/Crossodactylus/Crossodactylus-schmidti. 
  3. "Crossodactylus schmidti Gallardo, 1961". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3456. 
  4. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 302. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT302. 

Wikidata ☰ Q920199 entry