Dendropsophus joannae

Dendropsophus joannae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species: D. joannae
Binomial name
Dendropsophus joannae
(Köhler and Lötters, 2001)
Synonyms

Hyla joannae Köhler and Lötters, 2001

Dendropsophus joannae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is known from the Pando Department, northern Bolivia (where its type locality is), western Brazil (Acre and Amazonas states), and Madre de Dios Region of southeastern Peru.[2] It is similar to Dendropsophus leali but is smaller, has a shorter snout, more protuberant eyes, and more tuberculate dorsal skin. The inner iris is red.[3] The species has been found in open habitats with tall grass surrounding small ponds and roadside ditches.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Reichle, S., De la Riva, I. & Köhler, J. (2004). "Dendropsophus joannae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55521A11324594. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Dendropsophus joannae (Köhler and Lötters, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto; De Souza, Moisés Barbosa (2015). "New and noteworthy distributional records of treefrogs (Anura) from southwestern Amazonia". Check List. 11 (4): 1681. doi:10.15560/11.4.1681.
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