Monte Duida tree frog
Appearance
Monte Duida tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Tepuihyla |
Species: | T. aecii
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Binomial name | |
Tepuihyla aecii Ayarzagüena , Señaris, and Gorzula, 1992
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 13 May 2017.