Biology:Scarthyla goinorum

Short description: Species of frog

Scarthyla goinorum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Scarthyla
Species:	S. goinorum
Binomial name
Scarthyla goinorum (Bokermann, 1962)
Synonyms
Hyla goinorum Bokermann, 1962 Ololygon goinorum — Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1977 Scarthyla ostinodactyla Duellman & de Sá, 1988 Scinax goinorum — Duellman & Wiens, 1992 Scarthyla goinorum — De la Riva, 2000

Scarthyla goinorum, also known commonly as the Madre de Dios treefrog and the Tarauaca snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, goinorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American herpetologists Coleman J. Goin and Olive B. Goin, who were husband and wife.

Geographic range

S. goinorum is found in Bolivia, Brazil , Colombia, and Peru.

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. goinorum are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

Conservation status

S. goinorum is threatened by habitat loss.

Further reading

• Bokermann WCA (1962). "Cuatro nuevos hylidos del Brasil (Amphibia, Salientia, Hylidae)". Neotropicas, notas zoológicas sudamericanos, Buenos Aires 8: 81–91. (Hyla goinorum, new species). (in Spanish).

Wikidata ☰ Q2713066 entry