Biology:Ololygon cardosoi

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Short description: Species of frog

Ololygon cardosoi
Scinax cardosoi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ololygon
Species:
O. cardosoi
Binomial name
Ololygon cardosoi
Carvalho e Silva & Peixoto, 1991
Synonyms
  • Scinax cardosoi (Carvalho-e-Silva and Peixoto, 1991)

Ololygon cardosoi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[1] The specific name cardosoi honors Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist.[2]

It is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Scinax cardosoi (Carvalho-e-Silva and Peixoto, 1991)". 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/Scinaxinae/Scinax/Scinax-cardosoi. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA37. 

Wikidata ☰ Q370318 entry