Biology:Pithecopus megacephalus

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Short description: Species of frog

Pithecopus megacephalus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pithecopus
Species:
P. megacephalus
Binomial name
Pithecopus megacephalus
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bradymedusa megacephala Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926
  • (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) Phyllomedusa megacephala

Pithecopus megacephalus, also known as the large-headed leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil[1][2] and is only known from a few peaks in the Espinhaço Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais, where it has been observed 800 meters above sea level.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ariadne Angulo (2016). "Pithecopus megacephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T55857A107298335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T55857A107298335.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55857/107298335. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pithecopus megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)". 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/Phyllomedusidae/Pithecopus/Pithecopus-megacephalus. Retrieved 16 December 2020. 

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