Biology:Megaelosia jordanensis
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Short description: Species of frog
| Megaelosia jordanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Megaelosia |
| Species: | M. jordanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cycloramphus jordanensis Heyer, 1983 | |
Megaelosia jordanensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Campos do Jordão in the São Paulo state.[2] Its natural habitat is forest at 1,700 m (5,600 ft) asl.[1]
Tadpoles are large, measuring up to 107 mm (4.2 in) in total length, of which the tail makes about two thirds.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vanessa Verdade, Ronald Heyer (2004). "Megaelosia jordanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T56372A11454157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56372A11454157.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56372/11454157. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". 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/Hylodidae/Megaelosia/Megaelosia-jordanensis. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Nogueira-Costa, P.; P. Almeida-Santos; C. A. G. Cruz; U. Caramaschi (2012). "The giant tadpoles of Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Zootaxa 3581: 86–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.4. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/2/zt03581p088.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q28027060 entry
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