Hylodes vanzolinii
Appearance
Hylodes vanzolinii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylodidae |
Genus: | Hylodes |
Species: | H. vanzolinii
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Binomial name | |
Hylodes vanzolinii Heyer, 1982[2]
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Hylodes vanzolinii is a species of frog in the Hylodidae family. It is endemic to Brazil and only known from its type locality, Caparaó National Park in the Minas Gerais state.[3] It is named in honour of Paulo Vanzolini.[2]
The species' natural habitat is open high-altitude grassland near streams. The main threats to it are habitat loss caused by fires and tourism.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ a b Heyer, W.R. (1982). Two new species of the frog genus Hylodes from Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brasil (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95: 377-385.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hylodes vanzolinii Heyer, 1982". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 April 2015.