Bokermannohyla martinsi

Bokermannohyla martinsi

Bokermannohyla martinsi tadpoles.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Bokermannohyla
Species:	B. martinsi
Binomial name
*Bokermannohyla martinsi* (Bokermann, 1964)

Bokermannohyla martinsi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.^[1] It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

The specific epithet martinsi is an homage to Brazilian entomologist Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins.^[1]

1 2 Bokermann, W.C.A. (1964). "Dos nuevas espécies de Hyla de Minas Gerais y notas sobre Hyla alvarengai Bok. (Amphibia, Salientia, Hylidae)". Neotropica. 10: 67–76.

Caramaschi, U., Nascimento, L.B., Eterovick, P.C. & Silvano, D. 2004. Bokermannohyla martinsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

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