Pithecopus araguaius
Pithecopus araguaius is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Brazil. It has been observed in Mato Grasso.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pithecopus |
| Species: | P. araguaius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pithecopus araguaius Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel, and Giaretta, 2017 | |
The holotype male measured 30.6 mm long in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum and backs of the legs and feet is green in color. This frog has a green stripe on each hind leg and a dark stripe on each flank. There is orange coloration on the front legs and hidden parts of the thighs. Portions of the lips are white in color.[3]
Scientists named this frog araguaius after the nearby Araguaia River.[3]
References
- "Pithecopus araguaius (Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel, and Giaretta, 2017)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- "Pithecopus araguaius". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- Isabelle Aquemi Haga; Felipe Silva de Andrade; Daniel Pacheco Bruschi; Shirlei Maria Recco-Pimentel; Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta (September 27, 2017). "Unrevealing the leaf frogs Cerrado diversity: A new species of Pithecopus (Anura, Arboranae, Phyllomedusidae) from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil". PLOS ONE (Full text). 12 (9): e0184631. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1284631H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184631. PMC 5617161. PMID 28953911.
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