Ceiba stream frog
The Ceiba stream frog (Atlantihyla spinipollex) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Honduras.[1][2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ceiba stream frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Atlantihyla |
Species: | A. spinipollex |
Binomial name | |
Atlantihyla spinipollex (K. P. Schmidt, 1936) | |
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In 2020, a population of frogs believed to be the Ceiba stream frog was described as a new species, Atlantihyla melissa. This new species is a sister species to the Ceiba stream frog.[3]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atlantihyla spinipollex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55918A54365052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55918A54365052.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Atlantihyla spinipollex (Schmidt, 1936)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- Townsend, Josiah H.; Herrera-B., Luis A.; Hofmann, Erich P.; Luque-Montess, Ileana R.; Ross, Ayla N.; Dudek Jr., Daniel; Krygeris, Catherine; Duchamp, Joseph E. & Wilson, Larry David (2020). "A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 731–756. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12.
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