Biology:Gastrotheca rebeccae

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Short description: Species of frog

Gastrotheca rebeccae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. rebeccae
Binomial name
Gastrotheca rebeccae
Duellman and Trueb, 1988

Gastrotheca rebeccae (common name: Rebecca's marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Peru and known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental in the Ayacucho Region, at elevations of 2,440–2,970 m (8,010–9,740 ft) asl.[2] The specific name honours Dr. Rebecca Pyles from the East Tennessee State University.[3]

Natural habitat of Gastrotheca rebeccae is cloud forest. Possible threats to this species are unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Gastrotheca rebeccae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T55356A89203665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55356A89203665.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55356/89203665. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gastrotheca rebeccae Duellman and Trueb, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hemiphractidae/Gastrotheca/Gastrotheca-rebeccae. Retrieved 15 August 2015. 
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&dq=eponym+dictionary+of+amphibians+rebeccae&pg=PA177. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2209722 entry