Biology:Monte Duida tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Monte Duida tree frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Tepuihyla
Species:
T. aecii
Binomial name
Tepuihyla aecii
Synonyms[2]

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]

Cerro Duida in Venezuela
Cerro Duida in Venezuela
Tepuihyla aecii is only known from Cerro Duida, Venezuela

References

  1. 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. 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