Megaelosia bocainensis
| Megaelosia bocainensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Megaelosia |
| Species: | M. bocainensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaelosia bocainensis Giaretta, Bokermann, and Haddad, 1993 | |
Megaelosia bocainensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil and only known from its type locality in the Serra da Bocaina National Park, São Paulo state.[1][2][3]
Description
Megaelosia bocainensis was described from a single specimen, a juvenile female measuring 67 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length (the holotype)[4]—as of 2004, no other individuals were known.[1] The dorsolateral skin is granular. The snout is rounded in dorsal view and bluntly rounded in profile. The canthus rostralis is evident and slightly arcuated.[4]
Habitat and conservation
The holotype was found concealed under a rock at the margin of a mountain stream at night.[1][4] Threats to this species are unknown but the type locality is a protected area.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Silvano, D., Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. & Telles, A.M. (2004). "Megaelosia bocainensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57180A11581223. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Megaelosia bocainensis Giaretta, Bokermann, and Haddad, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Garey, Michel V.; Provete, Diogo B.; Martins, Itamar A.; Haddad, Célio F. B.; Rossa-Feres, Denise C. (2014). "Anurans from the Serra da Bocaina National Park and surrounding buffer area, southeastern Brazil". Check List. 10 (2): 308–316. doi:10.15560/10.2.308.
- 1 2 3 Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Bokermann, Werner C. A.; Haddad, Celio F. B. (1993). "A review of the genus Megaelosia (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 27 (3): 276–285. doi:10.2307/1565148.
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