Biology:Monte Duida tree frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Monte Duida tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Tepuihyla |
| Species: | T. aecii
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| Binomial name | |
| Tepuihyla aecii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Osteocephalus aecii Ayarzagüena, Señaris, and Gorzula, 1993 "1992" | |
The Monte Duida tree frog (Tepuihyla aecii) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from the Cerro Duida, its type locality in the Amazonas state of southern Venezuela.[2] Its natural habitat is montane tepui vegetation, specifically forest and shrubs adjacent to rivers, streams, and peat bogs. No significant threats to this species occurring in the Duida-Marahuaca National Park are known.[1]
Tepuihyla aecii is only known from Cerro Duida, Venezuela
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Tepuihyla aecii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T56040A109538126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56040A109538126.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56040/109538126. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Tepuihyla aecii Ayarzagüena, Señaris, and Gorzula, 1993". 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/Hylidae/Lophyohylinae/Tepuihyla/Tepuihyla-aecii.
Wikidata ☰ Q2377264 entry
