Chiasmocleis lacrimae

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Chiasmocleis lacrimae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Chiasmocleis
Species:
C. lacrimae
Binomial name
Chiasmocleis lacrimae
Peloso, Sturaro, Forlani, Gaucher, Motta, and Wheeler, 2014
Synonyms [3]
  • Chiasmocleis carvalhoi Cruz, Caramaschi, and Izecksohn, 1997
  • Chiasmocleis (Chiasmocleis) lacrimae de Sá, Tonini, van Huss, Long, Cuddy, Forlani, Peloso, Zaher, and Haddad, 2018

Chiasmocleis lacrimae, the central humming frog, is a frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it lives in lowland forest habitats. [3] [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bruno Pimenta; Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto (2004). "Central Humming Frog Chiasmocleis lacrimae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T57753A85993475. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57753A11680689.en . 57753. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chiasmocleis lacrimae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Chiasmocleis lacrimae Peloso, Sturaro, Forlani, Gaucher, Motta, and Wheeler, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 22, 2022.