Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus

Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada, 850 meters above sea level.[1][2]

Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
Species:
S. cammaeus
Binomial name
Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus
Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva, and Ávila, 2017

The scientists who wrote original description cited an average snout-vent length among adult male frogs of 24.8–29.3 mm. Their only adult female specimen measured 26.6 mm.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva, and Ávila, 2017". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. "Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. Igor Joventino Roberto; Katyuscia Araujo-Vieira; Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva; Robson Waldemar Ávila (June 1, 2017). "A New Species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura; Hylidae) from Northeastern Brazil". Herpetologica (Abstract). 73 (2): 148–161. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-16-00021. S2CID 91143723. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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