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Scinax iquitorum

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Scinax iquitorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. iquitorum
Binomial name
Scinax iquitorum

Scinax iquitorum is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

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The specific name, iquitorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Iquitos who are an indigenous people of Peru.[2]

Geographic range

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S. iquitorum has been observed in the areas around the Río Nanay and the Río Yavari.[3][1][4]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of S. iquitorum is forest, at altitudes around 120 m (390 ft).[4]

Description

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S. iquitorum is light olive-green on the dorsum. The flanks are yellow with black spots. The rear sides of the thighs are black in color. The iris is gold to bronze.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scinax iquitorum ". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1 (Hbk). (Scinax iquitorum, p. 102).
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax iquitorum Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña, and Lehr, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Scinax iquitorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T191003A1966296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191003A1966296.en. 191003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Lehr, Edgar; Moravec, Jiri; Tuanama, Illich; Perez, Pedro (2009). "A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from the area of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru". South American Journal of Herpetology. 4: 9–16. doi:10.2994/057.004.0102. S2CID 86430731. Retrieved June 3, 2022. (Scinax iquitorum, new species).