Bahia lime tree frog
| Bahia lime tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus |
| Species: | S. bromelicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola Bokermann, 1966 | |
The Bahia lime tree frog, Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, endemic to Bahia, Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is similar to Sphaenorhynchus orophilus.
References
- Silvano, D. & Peixoto, O.L. 2004. Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 18, 2008).
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