Biology:Hemiphractus scutatus

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Short description: Species of frog


Hemiphractus scutatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Hemiphractus
Species:
H. scutatus
Binomial name
Hemiphractus scutatus
(Spix, 1824)
Synonyms[2]

Rana scutata Spix, 1824
Hemiphractus boulengeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926
Hemiphractus divaricatus Cope, 1868
Hemiphractus spixii Wagler, 1828

Hemiphractus scutatus, also known as Spix's horned treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil , Peru, Ecuador, and southern Colombia.[2][3][4]

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.[1][3][4] It is a cryptic species. Although no significant threats have been found, habitat loss may locally affect it. There are several protected areas within its range.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos (2004). "Hemiphractus scutatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55371A11299534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55371A11299534.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55371/11299534. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Hemiphractus scutatus (Spix, 1824)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 (American Museum of Natural History). doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hemiphractidae/Hemiphractinae/Hemiphractus/Hemiphractus-scutatus. Retrieved 22 May 2020. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2020). "Hemiphractus scutatus (Spix, 1824)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.10.2020. https://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/hemiphractidae-29-spp/hemiphractus-scutatus/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ortiz, D. A. (2018). "Hemiphractus scutatus". in Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A.; Ortiz, D. A.. Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/FichaEspecie/Hemiphractus%20scutatus. 

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