Phantasmarana jordanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Phantasmarana
Species:
P. jordanensis
Binomial name
Phantasmarana jordanensis
(Heyer, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Cycloramphus jordanensis Heyer, 1983
  • Megaelosia jordanensis

Phantasmarana jordanensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. 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]

It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia, but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Vanessa Verdade, Ronald Heyer (2004). "Megaelosia jordanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56372A11454157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56372A11454157.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.4.
  4. ↑ "Phantasmarana jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. ↑ Vittorazzi, S. E.; G. Augusto-Alves; D. Neves-da-Silva; A. M. P. T. de Carvalho-e-Silva; S. M. Recco-Pimentel; L. F. Toledo; L. B. Lourenço; D. P. Bruschi (2021). "Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus". www.salamandra-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.


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