Pithecopus araguaius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pithecopus
Species:
P. araguaius
Binomial name
Pithecopus araguaius
Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel, and Giaretta, 2017

Pithecopus araguaius is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Brazil. It has been observed in Mato Grasso.[1][2]

The holotype male measured 30.6 mm long in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum and backs of the legs and feet is green in color. This frog has a green stripe on each hind leg and a dark stripe on each flank. There is orange coloration on the front legs and hidden parts of the thighs. Portions of the lips are white in color.[3]

Scientists named this frog araguaius after the nearby Araguaia River.[3]

References

  1. "Pithecopus araguaius (Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel, and Giaretta, 2017)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. "Pithecopus araguaius". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Isabelle Aquemi Haga; Felipe Silva de Andrade; Daniel Pacheco Bruschi; Shirlei Maria Recco-Pimentel; Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta (September 27, 2017). "Unrevealing the leaf frogs Cerrado diversity: A new species of Pithecopus (Anura, Arboranae, Phyllomedusidae) from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil". PLOS ONE (Full text). 12 (9): e0184631. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1284631H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184631. PMC 5617161. PMID 28953911.

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