Phantasmarana jordanensis
Appearance
Phantasmarana jordanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylodidae |
Genus: | Megaelosia |
Species: | M. jordanensis
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Binomial name | |
Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)
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Synonyms | |
Cycloramphus jordanensis Heyer, 1983 |
Megaelosia jordanensis is a species of frog in the Hylodidae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Campos do Jordão in the São Paulo state.[2] Its natural habitat is forest at 1,700 m (5,600 ft) asl.[1]
Tadpoles are large, measuring up to 107 mm (4.2 in) in total length, of which the tail makes about two thirds.[3]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Nogueira-Costa, P.; P. Almeida-Santos; C. A. G. Cruz; U. Caramaschi (2012). "The giant tadpoles of Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3581: 86–88.
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