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Alsodes vanzolinii

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Alsodes vanzolinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Species:
A. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Alsodes vanzolinii
Synonyms
  • Eupsophus vanzolinii
    Donoso-Barros, 1974

Alsodes vanzolinii is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae.

Geographic range

A. vanzolinii is endemic to the western slopes of the Nahuelbuta Range, Arauco Province, Chile.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of A. vanzolinii are temperate forests and rivers.[1]

Conservation status

A. vanzolinii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Etymology

The specific name vanzolinii honors Paulo Vanzolini, a Brazilian herpetologist and composer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Veloso, A.; Núñez, H.; Ortiz, J.C. (2010). "Alsodes vanzolinii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T932A13096672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T932A13096672.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.

Further reading

  • Donoso-Barros R (1974). "Nuevos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 217-229. (Eupsophus vanzolinii, new species, pp. 226–228, Figure 9). (in Spanish).