Osteocephalus sangay
Osteocephalus sangay, also known as the Sangay casqued tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in eastern Ecuador in Morona Santiago province.[1] O. sangay is in the O. buckleyi species group and is closely related to O. cannatellai.[2]
| Osteocephalus sangay | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteocephalus |
| Species: | O. sangay |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteocephalus sangay Chasiluisa, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo & Ron, 2020 | |
The Sangay casqued tree frog is named for Sangay National Park, the type locality of the species.[2]
References
- "AmphibiaWeb - Osteocephalus sangay". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- Chasiluisa, Valeria D.; Caminer, Marcel A.; Varela-Jaramillo, Andrea; Ron, Santiago R. (2020-01-01). "Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of treefrog of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species group (Anura: Hylidae)". Neotropical Biodiversity. 6 (1): 21–36. doi:10.1080/23766808.2020.1729306.
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