Schultze's stream frog
| Schultze's stream frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Ptychohyla |
| Species: | P. leonhardschultzei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei (Ahl, 1934) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hyla leonhard-schultzei Ahl, 1934 | |
Schultze's stream frog, Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Mexico. It is only known from the Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Oaxaca and Guerrero states.[2] Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests. It occurs in or on low vegetation along mountain streams. It is anuncommon species threatened by habitat loss from deforestation and the planting of coffee and other non-timber plantations. Also chytridiomycosis is suspected.[1]
References
- 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G.; Canseco-Márquez, L. & Mendelson III, J. (2006). "Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei (Ahl, 1934)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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