White-lined leaf frog
Appearance
White-lined leaf frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Phyllomedusa |
Species: | P. vaillantii
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Binomial name | |
Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882
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Synonyms | |
Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957 |
The white-lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Azevedo-Ramos, C., Reynolds, R., La Marca, E., Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. 2004. Phyllomedusa vaillantii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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