Biology:Hylodes caete

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Hylodes caete
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Hylodes
Species:
H. caete
Binomial name
Hylodes caete
Malagoli, de Sá, Canedo & Haddad, 2017

Hylodes caete is a species of frogs in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Serra do Mar, in the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil .[2][3][4]

Etymology

The specific name caete is derived from two Tupi words, caa and ete, meaning "true forests".

Description

Adult males measure 31–32 mm (1.2–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. It is the fourth member of the genus to found nuptial tubercles on the thumb.[5]

Habitat

The species can be found in thick vegetative areas with fast flowing streams and clear water nearby.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Hylodes caete". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T163972289A163985912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T163972289A163985912.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163972289/163985912. Retrieved 27 January 2024. 
  2. "Hylodes caete Malagoli, de Sá, Canedo & Haddad, 2017". Amphibia Web. http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Hylodes&where-species=caete. Retrieved 19 June 2017. 
  3. "A New Species of Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidae) from Serra do Mar, Southeastern Brazil: The Fourth with Nuptial Thumb Tubercles". Zootaxa. 13 June 2017. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/06/hylodes-caete.html. Retrieved 19 June 2017. 
  4. Frost, Darrel R.. "Hylodes caete Malagoli, de Sá, Canedo, and Haddad, 2017". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylodidae/Hylodes/Hylodes-caete. 
  5. Malagoli, Leo R.; de Sá, Fábio P.; Canedo, Clarissa; Haddad, Célio F. B. (2017). "A New Species of Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidae) from Serra do Mar, Southeastern Brazil: The Fourth with Nuptial Thumb Tubercles". Herpetologica 73 (2): 136–147. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-16-00069. 

Wikidata ☰ Q30688914 entry