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Hylodes vanzolinii

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Hylodes vanzolinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Hylodes
Species:
H. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Hylodes vanzolinii
Heyer, 1982[2]

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

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.