Paulo's lime treefrog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
Species:
S. pauloalvini
Binomial name
Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini
Bokermann, 1973

Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini, or Paulo's lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and is known from two locations in Bahia, Itabuna (its type locality) and Una.[2][3]

Habitat and conservation

Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini lives near on in ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It has not been recorded in the area of its type locality after its original description in 1973. However, another population was discovered in Una in 2007.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peixoto, O.L.; Pimenta, B. (2004). "Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56018A11409979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56018A11409979.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini Bokermann, 1973". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 Freitas, Marco Antonio de; Silva, Thais Figueiredo Santos; Loebmann, Daniel (1 April 2009). "Amphibia, Hylidae, Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini Bokermann, 1973: distribution extension and rediscovery in nature". Check List. 5 (2): 200–201. doi:10.15560/5.2.200.


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