Biology:Scinax berthae

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Scinax berthae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. berthae
Binomial name
Scinax berthae
(Barrio, 1962)
Synonyms

Hyla berthae Barrio, 1962
Ololygon berthae (Barrio, 1962)

Scinax berthae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in northeastern Argentina , southern Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil .[1][2] It is named in honor of Bertha Lutz, a Brazilian zoologist and feminist.[3]

It occurs in grasslands and rainforest clearings. Reproduction takes place in temporary pools, also in altered habitats. This locally common species is threatened by habitat loss and pollution.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavilla, E., Kwet, A., Aquino, L., Segalla, M.V. & Langone, J. (2004). "Scinax berthae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T55934A11397823. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55934A11397823.en. Retrieved 29 June 2016. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ololygon berthae (Barrio, 1962)". 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/Ololygon/Ololygon-berthae. Retrieved 29 June 2016. 
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 22. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA22. 

Wikidata ☰ Q919795 entry