Hypsiboas pombali
| Hypsiboas pombali | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Hypsiboas |
| Species: | H. pombali |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsiboas pombali (Caramaschi, Pimenta, and Feio, 2004) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla pombali Caramaschi, Pimenta, and Feio, 2004 | |
Hypsiboas pombali is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and found in Sergipe, eastern Bahia, northeastern Minas Gerais, and northern Espírito Santo states.[1][2] It is named after José Perez Pombal, Jr., a Brazilian herpetologist.[3]
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary forests, including forest borders and gallery forests, within the Atlantic Forest. It can even occur in some open habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Feio, R. (2006). "Hypsiboas pombali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T61779A12541376. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hypsiboas pombali (Caramaschi, Pimenta, and Feio, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 270–271. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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