Crossodactylus schmidti

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Crossodactylus schmidti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Crossodactylus
Species:
C. schmidti
Binomial name
Crossodactylus schmidti
Gallardo, 1961

Crossodactylus schmidti or Schmidt's spinythumb frog is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. People have seen it between 300 and 750 meters above sea level. [2] [3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist. [4]

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Crossodactylus lutzorum is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: Fazenda Água Branca in Bahia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Crossodactylus trachystomus is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to the Espinhaço Mountains in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Strabomantis ingeri, or Inger's robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the eastern and western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, Colombia. Its altitudinal range is 1,550–3,320 m (5,090–10,890 ft) asl. It might also occur in adjacent Venezuela. It is named after Robert F. Inger, an American zoologist from the Field Museum of Natural History.

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References

  1. Magno Vicente Segalla, Paulo Garcia, Débora Silvano, Esteban Lavilla, Diego Baldo (2004). "Crossodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T56355A11467213. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56355A11467213.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Crossodactylus schmidti Gallardo, 1961". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. "Crossodactylus schmidti Gallardo, 1961". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 302. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.