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Trachycephalus mesophaeus

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (*)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Trachycephalus
Species: Trachycephalus mesophaeus
Name

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)

Type locality: "Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil".

Holotype: ZMB 6810.
Synonyms

Hyla mesophaea Hensel, 1867
Phrynohyas mesophaea — Bokermann, 1966
Trachycephalus mesophaeus — Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell & Wheeler, 2005

References

Hensel, 1867, Arch. Naturgesch., 33: 154.
Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 111.
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 Trachycephalus mesophaeus . Accessed on 27 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 27 April 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Treefrog

The Porto Alegre golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus mesophaeus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Paulo Garcia (2004). "Trachycephalus mesophaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55822A11372732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55822A11372732.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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