Hylodes heyeri (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Hylodidae
Genus: Hylodes
Species: Hylodes heyeri
Name
Hylodes heyeri Haddad, Pombal & Bastos, 1996
Type locality: "next to the Caverna do Diabo, (approximately 24° 35´ S, 48° 35´ W; 450 m above sea level), Município de Eldorado, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil".
Holotype: MNRJ 17090.
References
Costa, T.R.N.; Lingnau, R.; Toledo, L.F. 2009: The tadpole of the Brazilian torrent frog Hylodes heyeri (Anura; Hylodidae). Zootaxa, 2222: 66–68. Abstract & excerpt
Haddad, Pombal, and Bastos, 1996, Copeia, 1996: 966.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Hylodes heyeri . Accessed on 30 May 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hylodes heyeri (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 30 May 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Eldorado Tree Toad
Hylodes heyeri is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, and subterranean habitats (other than caves) on the Atlantic side of the country.[2][3] It is threatened by habitat loss.
This frog has smooth skin and light stripes. The skin of the frog's back is brown in color. Not all individuals have tubercles.[3]
Scientists named this frog after Ron Heyer, who contributed to the sum of knowledge of Brazilian amphibians.[3]
References
Magno Vicente Segalla, Dante Pavan (2004). "Hylodes heyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57091A11569126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57091A11569126.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. "Hylodes heyeri Haddad, Pombal, and Bastos, 1996". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
Raul E. Diaz (June 4, 2004). Tate Tunstall (ed.). "Hylodes heyeri Haddad, Pombal & Bastos, 1996". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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